142 active UK companies are classified under manufacture of dyes and pigments (SIC code 20120), a specialised sector. This sector falls under Section C — Manufacturing — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 240.7% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 65% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company in this sector is 25.0 years old, suggesting established and stable operators. London leads with 17% of companies in this sector. The sector's longest-standing company was incorporated in 1898.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, June 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 240.7% of active companies formed since 2020.
The average active company in this sector is 25 years old. Geographic concentration: 17% in LONDON.
There are 142 active companies classified under SIC code 20120 (Manufacture of dyes and pigments) in the UK, out of 160 total registered.
SIC code 20120 stands for "Manufacture of dyes and pigments". It belongs to Section C — Manufacturing of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (24), KENILWORTH (7).
The average active manufacture of dyes and pigments company in the UK is 25 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1898.
Our database contains 1,635 data signals across 10 categories for active manufacture of dyes and pigments companies. The largest category is Governance with 521 signals from 4 government sources.
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