Mixing up potent results.
Catalyzing successful businesses.
In Alabama, chemical companies are mixing up powerful results for the state’s economy and workforce—results that are changing the world. Chemicals are Alabama’s second largest export category, and thanks to the universities in Alabama offering degrees and research opportunities in chemical engineering, the qualified workforce to work in the chemical industry is growing.
10k
employed by chemical companies
200+
chemical companies
$2.1B+
in chemicals exports
in 2024
No. 4
export from the state
Scope of the industry
The Alabama Gulf Coast Chemical Corridor, known as MAST, is home to a cluster of companies, stretching 60 miles through the Mobile region. MAST is home to 25 chemical manufacturers that collectively employ approximately 4,000 people. Chemical operations there include chlor-alkali production, resins and synthetic rubbers, specialty chemicals, synthetic fibers and filaments, coatings and adhesives, and refinery operations.
Another cluster is located in Morgan County, which is home to producers including Daikin America and Ascend Performance Materials.
These facilities join nearly 200 other chemical companies scattered through the state to employ over 10,000 people in Alabama.
Thanks to the strong presence of the chemical industry in the state, a host of universities in Alabama offer degrees and research opportunities in chemical engineering.
Latest Chemicals News
Nelson Brothers picks Alabama over other sites for $19.4 million expansion
MONTGOMERY, Alabama — Commerce Secretary Ellen McNair today announced that Nelson Brothers LLC, a global provider of specialty chemical products and commercial explosives, has selected its home state for a major expansion project.
May 02, 2025
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