Chemagility.com
The newsletter of the World Chemical Distributor Directory.
Issue 2, 2006
* A matter of fact: There are in excess of 5000 companies operating in the $100Bn global chemical distribution industry. *
Contents
News - A round-up of chemical distribution industry news from Europe, America and the Far East over the last few months.
Feature - Chemical Business Association (CBA) launched. The BCDTA changes its name to the CBA. .
What's new on chemagility.com - Now on the 1st page of Google; Updated search directory design; New section for multinationals/alliances launched.
CBA member offer - We are currently offering CBA members a £50 discount on the usual price of a FULL profile on chemagility.com.
Upcoming events - A selection of the the most important upcoming industry exhibitions, conferences and seminars from around the World.
About Us - Advise, inform and do.
News
Europe
REACH - EU parliament vote could decide the future viability of many SME's
Intense debate between the European Parliament, the council of ministers and the EU's Finnish presidency now means the second reading on the Reach chemical legislation will take place on the 12 December, a month later than planned. The industry remains concerned that mandatory substitution, strongly supported by the European Parliament will form part of the final legislation. It is estimated that the REACH-legislation will come into force around April 2007. Finland wants to see the legislation finalised before it hands over the presidency at the end of the year and is trying to bring about a compromise and so avoid what could be a lengthy conciliation process.
The Chemical Business Association (CBA) believes the European Union’s Environment Committee's recent vote has been a major set-back in achieving a workable and affordable REACH system for the many thousands of smaller and medium-sized firms (SMEs) that make up 95% of the European industry. “We believe the Committee’s recent REACH vote is a step backwards in achieving a workable and affordable REACH system which SMEs can implement without becoming uncompetitive,” said Melvyn Whyte, Chairman of the CBA’s REACH Task Force. For more, visit http://www.chemical.org.uk
Univar acquire in Italy and China
Univar has announced that its Italian subsidiary has acquired Achimar, a long-established chemical distribution business based in central Italy. Achimar has sales of around €20M and serves markets in the centre and south of the country. Silvio Scarpanti, managing director of Univar in Italy, says: "This acquisition strengthens our business in the centre and south of Italy, and completes Univar's logistics platform for the country." Univar is also expanding its reach in China with the acquisition of the assets of chemcial distribution company Shanghai Jixing Chemical by its Chinese subsidiary. Univar China vice-president Rod Nugen says: "This is the first acquisition for Univar in China. It highlights Univar's continued commitment to the coatings industry globally and marks further progress for Univar's business in Greater China." Visit www.univarcorp.com for more details.
Velox to distribute Supresta flame retardant plasticizers
SUPRESTA has enlisted VELOX GmbH to distribute their flame retardant plasticizer in Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland and Hungary. A distribution agreement for Italy is already in place since 2005. For more information go to www.velox.com.
America
NACD appoint new president
Christopher L. Jahn has been appointed President & COO of the National Association of Chemical Distributors (NACD), effective January 1, 2007. Current President & COO Jim Kolstad will retire at the end of the year. Jahn previously worked for NACD as Vice President, Government and Public Affairs in 2001-2002, and is currently President of the Contract Services Association (CSA) in Arlington, VA. Prior to Jahn’s service with CSA, he was Chief of Staff to U.S. Senator Craig Thomas (R-WY), where he served for nearly nine years and focused on environmental, transportation, procurement, and fiscal issues. For more infomation go to www.nacd.com
Far East
China's largest chemical trade association, the CCCMC, to implement Responsible Distribution (RD)
China's largest chemical producer and distributor trade association, the China Chamber of Commerce of Metals, Minerals and Chemicals Importers and Exporters (CCCMC), has agreed to implement Responsible Distribution (RD) as its formal product stewardship programme. CCCMC signed an agreement committing to RD at an ICCTA meeting in June, following discussions on RD with representatives from NACD and ICCTA in Beijing last week. NACD president Jim Kolstad says: "CCCMC's agreement to undertake this comprehensive product stewardship program is a remarkable achievement, and NACD looks forward to assisting them in this major project, which will not be accomplished quickly or easily." For more infomation about CCCMC visit www.cccmc.org.cn
Feature
Chemical Business Association launched, September 2006
The British Chemical Distributors and Traders Association (BCDTA) has been renamed to reflect fundamental changes to the industry. The new association for the UK chemical supply chain – the Chemical Business Association (CBA) - was launched on the 1st September 2006. CBA Chairman, Ken Gilkes, Stort Chemicals said, “BCDTA was formed more than eighty years ago when the chemical industry was in its infancy. Our new name recognises some of the fundamental changes that have taken place in the industry over recent years – and their implications for the chemical supply chain.” More...
“Each year CBA members distribute more than 2.5 million tonnes of chemicals with a market value of almost three billion euros” - For more information about the CBA, membership application and more visit their web site: www.chemical.org.uk.
What's new on chemagility.com
Rising to the top of Google.com
The world chemical distributor directory at chemagility.com has rapidly established itself as one of the leading sites on the Web to find information about chemical distributors. Since its launch in February 2006 the site has risen from being 100 pages off the top slot to a coveted position on the 1st page. David Brown, Marketing Director of chemagility.com believes alot of this success is attributable to the company's search engine marketing (SEM) strategy. The site is now attracting over 10,000 visitors/month and is also on the 1st page of Yahoo and MSN.
Need help with your Search Engine Marketing (SEM)? Chemagility provides a wide range of services to help chemical producers and distributors improve the position of their web sites on the major search engines. For more information please contact us on +44 (01420) 520393 or 476191 alternatively email us.
* A Matter of Fact: Google, Yahoo and MSN are the Top 3 search engines accounting for 82.5% of all searches according to Nielson. *
Improved search directory design
The directory, search results and company profile pages have been re-designed to a "fluid layout" that automatically re-sizes the page to a visitors screen resolution. This has significantly improved the usability of the site in terms of providing more detailed information in the results returned by searches and directory listings. The design of this section of the site now has a look and feel closely resembling other major search directories - so this will make the interface easier to use for most visitors.
Multinational Profiles Introduced
New sections for Multinational Distributors and Chemical Alliances have also been added to give the larger distributor groups an opportunity to promote their international distribution capabilities. Companies subscribing to a Multinational Profile have a special overview detailing their operating companies and regional coverage. Each operating company can also have their own full profile. Visit the section on multinationals. If you would like more information about this please contact us on +44 (01420) 520393 or 476191, alternatively email us.
* A matter of fact: Chemagility.com now lists over 4750 chemical distributors. *
CBA member offer
Special offer for CBA members
As part of an agreement with the CBA, Chemagility is currently offering £50 off the usual advertised price of a Full Company Profile of £345. A Full Profile gives many added benefits over a basic entry including a fully searchable 200 word description of your company/activities, web links, a Principal/tradename listing, visitor statistics and more.. Visit an example company profile page to see what your listing could look like.
* A Matter of Fact: The UK chemical distribution industry is one of the biggest in Europe with over 200 companies involved. *
Upcoming events
Here is our editor's pick of upcoming chemical distribution industry events:
Chemical Logistics & SCM Middle East 2006, 04 – 06 Dec 2006, Shangri-La Hotel, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Informex 2007, February 13-16, The Moscone Center West, San Francisco, California
FECC Annual Congress 2007, 10 – 12 Jun 2007, Paris 2007- Hotel Le Meridien Montparnasse, Paris, France
About Us
Chemagility Limited is an information and marketing services company specialising in chemical related-markets. Customers are typically chemical manufacturers or distributors requiring advice, information and practical help at either the strategic or operational level. We advise, inform and do — with the emphasis very much on the doing. Chemagility developed and manages the World's largest online database of chemical distributors and traders - chemagility.com
The Editorial Team
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