This article showcases our top picks for the best Switzerland based Chemical Engineering companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Chemical Engineering industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.
We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.
We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:
- Innovation
- Innovative ideas
- Innovative route to market
- Innovative product
- Growth
- Exceptional growth
- Exceptional growth strategy
- Management
- Societal impact
Top Switzerland Chemical Engineering Companies
Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.
AVA Biochem AG
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AVA Biochem is a specialty chemicals company and produces the premium platform chemical 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF) from renewable biomass. The company delivers to the pharmaceutical, food and fine chemical industry as well as to research customers around the globe to support the development of novel, bio-based products and solutions in a wide range of applications.
AVA Biochem BSL AG is a subsidiary of AVA Biochem AG and is located in Muttenz, Switzerland, where the world’s first dedicated 5-HMF production plant is operated.. .
EMS Group
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EMS Group is a chemical company that engages in the high-performance polymers and specialty chemicals businesses worldwide. The company produces, sells, and develops fibers, fusible adhesives, and adhesive yarns for technical and textile applications; adhesion promoters for the tire industry, powder coatings, and reactive diluents.
It also manufactures ignitors for airbag gas generators. EMS Group concentrates on operational growth with specialty products, defines Performance Polymers as core business, and returns financial resources not required for an operational business to the shareholders.
It has 26 production sites in 16 different countries and is represented throughout the world with company-owned sales companies or by distributors/traders. EMS Group was founded in 1936 and is headquartered in Domat, Ems, Switzerland..
Hug Engineering
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Hug Engineering develops and offers its customers complete systems including manufacturing and assembly. Its key technologies are diesel particulate filters, selective catalytic reduction of NOx and catalytic oxidation.
The company has around 50 million euros of sales and employs 230 people worldwide in five countries.. .

Adrian graduated with a Masters Degree (1st Class Honours) in Chemical Engineering from Chester University along with Harris. His master’s research aimed to develop a standardadised clean water oxygenation transfer procedure to test bubble diffusers that are currently used in the wastewater industry commercial market. He has also undergone placments in both US and China primarely focused within the R&D department and is an associate member of the Institute of Chemical Engineers (IChemE).