Contract chemical manufacturing is a unique business model for chemical manufacturers. Also referred to as toll manufacturing, contract chemical manufacturing is specifically designed to provide support to other businesses wanting to avoid an increase in their own cost structure by outsourcing chemical production, as one example. Thereare several other justifications of why outsourcing is strategic; Capital investment avoidance, Internal distraction from other strategic objectives, not a core competency, etc. Partnering with contract chemical manufacturers like InChem allow these businesses to avoid the additional cost and work put into setting up their own chemical production facility as well as the burden of compliance and other regulatory concerns.
The way that contract chemical manufacturing companies work is a lot like other outsourced tasks. Contract chemical manufacturers are fully equipped not only with properfacilities for efficiencyimprovements, but also with highly trained and qualified staff capable of handling hazardous chemicalsand management ofsophisticated chemical manufacturing processes and tasks. They make sure that the correct processes are definedand are followed in detail to make sure that product quality remains consistent throughout every step of the process.

Using toll manufacturers to fulfill your production requirements is a practical solution to your increasing demands and the growing opportunitiesfor your own products. Companies that offer contract manufacturing services enable you to scale-up your manufacturing services and work toward achieving your production requirements in a timely mannerall without worrying about the additional work of meeting industrial regulations that apply to chemical manufacturing.
Basic chemicals, produced in large quantities, are mainly sold within the chemical industry and to other industries before becoming products for the general consumer. For example, ethanoic acid is sold on to make esters, much of which in turn is sold to make paints and at that point sold to the consumer. Huge quantities of ethene are transported as a gas by pipeline around Europe and sold to companies making poly(ethene) and other polymers. These are then sold on to manufacturers of plastic components before being bought by the actual consumer. Figure 3 shows a plant producing chemicals which it then immediately uses to manufacture other chemicals.
High-quality data is the lifeblood of todays digital RD pipeline. Every day, our scientists curate, connect, and analyze the valuable data disclosed in scientific publications from around the world to build the CAS Content Collection, covering over 150 years of discoveries.

Our data underpins all CAS Solutions and can be licensed for machine learning or in-house workflow integration. Our scientists also support custom data curation projects through CAS Custom Services.