The Association of Chemical and Related Industry Employers in the State of Hesse represents the sector with the highest turnover in the state. In 2012, Hesse's chemical industry generated a total turnover of 24.2 billion Euros.

The sector’s share of the total Hessian processing industry amounted to 24.9 percent. With a 13.8 percent turnover share in the whole German chemical industry, the State of Hesse is the third largest chemical industry location among the German states, topped only by North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate.