Swiss Lions 100 | 2026 edition
Dottikon ES
Dottikon ES is No. 73 in the Swiss Lions 100 and No. 6 in Chemicals & Materials, with a score of 46.1 out of 100. Headquarters: Dottikon, canton of Aargau.
- Swiss Lions score
- 46.1
- Overall rank
- 73of 100
- Chemicals & Materials
- 6of 20
About
Aargau chemical company that makes active ingredients and intermediates for the pharmaceutical industry.
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Why Dottikon ES ranks No. 73
Dottikon Exclusive Synthesis produces in Dottikon, in the canton of Aargau, for pharmaceutical and chemical customers around the world. All production is in Switzerland, which gives it full Swiss value, and it has a validated near-term climate target.
Swiss connections
- Its only production site is in Dottikon, in the canton of Aargau.
- It is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange, with the Blocher family as majority shareholder.
How the score is made
Global scale
CHF 428m revenue.
Swiss value
Swiss made.
Global visibility
Online attention across languages, and worldwide search interest.
Impact
Near-term target validated. Not a certified B Corp.
Philanthropy
No charitable foundation found.
Impact and philanthropy together make up the impact measure. How the ranking works.
Key figures
- Revenue used in the ranking
- CHF 428m12 months to March 2026, company
Not listed on a stock exchange, so profit, dividends and employee numbers are not published in a comparable form.
Employees in Switzerland and dividends paid to Swiss shareholders are not published consistently, so they are not shown.
Profile
- Headquarters
- DottikonCanton of Aargau
- Language region
- German-speaking
- Category
- Chemicals & Materials
- Ownership
- Privately held
- Main customers
- Businesses (B2B)
- Chief executive
- Markus BlocherSince 2003. Swiss national. Source
- Founded
- 1913
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Sources
- Revenue used in the ranking: cash.ch (12 months to March 2026).
- Climate target: Science Based Targets initiative dashboard, October 2026. Foundations: Swiss commercial register. B Corp: B Lab directory.
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