Chemical Distribution Industry Overview

Companies that distribute chemicals and/or gases.

Full Chemical Distribution Industry Description

Commoditization

Many distributors expand by broadening their product line to sell to more specialty or niche markets. Distributors of specialty chemicals get more competition from larger distributors that previously handled mainly bulk chemicals. Ancillary services are also offered by a wider array of distributors.

Full Chemical Distribution Industry Trends

• Mitsubishi International Corporation
• Ashland Inc.
• EMCO Chemical Distributors, Inc.

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Hoover's has developed its own industry classifications to better serve its customers. These classifications are mapped to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and the older U.S. Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system. The Chemical Distribution maps to a number of NAICS codes including:

Full Chemical Distribution Industry Codes

• American Chemical Society
  
• American Chemistry Council
  
• European Chemical Industry Council (CEFIC)
  

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