As a marketplace, we act as a mediator between buyers and suppliers. Our main goal is to match a specific buyer demand with a fitting supplier. When buyers turn to the CheMondis marketplace to buy chemicals online, the first stop for them is our search bar. It is located at the top center of the CheMondis marketplace.
Buyers can make use of our search functions and find products conveniently. Suppliers can cast light on their own product portfolio by appearing in the CheMondis search. Our search bar includes a vast variety of functions. For example, it shows you query suggestions, helping you find products even faster.
Sebastian Brenner, Managing Director of CheMondis
“Finding the right product for your specific need is our central goal!” Sebastian Brenner – Managing Director
Using Product Search Efficiently as a Buyer
In order to reduce the time you invest into searching for chemicals, we installed three different search trails into CheMondis. You can find new suppliers, new products, and new substances by using our search bar and filters.
Receive a vast array of products by using the search bar. While doing so, search by product name, substance, formula, CAS number, and/or supplier name. In order for you to find products and substances even faster, query suggestions show up, while typing in a search term.
On the upper left sidebar, buyers can filter by industries, referring to the industry in which the product is applied in. Suppliers and Buyers can filter by the following industries:
Industry Filters on CheMondis
Adhesives & Sealants
Agriculture
Ceramics & Glas
Chemical Manufacturing
Cleaning Products
Construction
Cosmetics & Personal Care
Food & Feed
Leather & Textiles
Lubricants
Packaging Materials
Paints & Coatings
Pharma & Life Science
Plastics
Pulp & Paper
Research Chemicals
Rubber
Water Treatment
Other Industries
Multiple industry filters can be combined and applied.
On the lower left sidebar, buyers can find and select the product group (E.g.: Solids, Resins) and subgroups they are looking for, in order to further distinguish and search more efficiently.
Product Groups on CheMondis
Acids & Lyes
Additives
Agrochemicals
Bio-based Materials
Flavors & Fragrances
High-Performance Materials
Intermediates
Monomers
Monomers & Polymers
Oleochemicals
Packaging
Pigments & Dyes
Purification Agents
Ready-to-Use
Reference Material
Resins
Solids
Solvents
Surfactants
Further product groups are categorized in specific subgroups. Product groups and further subgroups can and should be combined with industry filters.
You may also combine all search options: For example, use the search bar and then apply industry filters and product group information to limit the search results.
Can’t Find the Product you’re Looking for?
We started CheMondis back in 2018, so our marketplace is still relatively young. In case you can not find the product, you are looking for, we are happy to personally help you find what you need. Please enter the search term you are looking for and provide your e-mail address. Our customer support will reach out to you.
Further enjoy an abundance of services varying from personal on-boarding to individual, on-demand product searches. Take advantage of our one-on-one customer service and contact us today. We are here to help you find the right product for your specific needs – make CheMondis work for you.
Using Product Search Efficiently as a Seller
In order to make your products more accessible for buyers, suppliers must understand how the CheMondis product-search functions. There are three easy steps, which you can follow, in order to make your products more accessible on the CheMondis marketplace:
Choose Product Groups and Sub-groups
Link your product to relevant product groups and subgroups. By doing so, customers searching for a particular product group will come across your product automatically(E.g.: Solids, Resins).
Select Industry Filters
Users searching by industry-filters can select the industry within which they wish to find products. Link your product to proper industries, to make your product more accessible (E.g.: Agriculture, Construction).
Formulate Product Decriptions
Our search bar extracts data directly from product descriptions. If you want to make your offer more accessible for buyers, make sure to formulate your product descriptions.
To avoid a high number of technical or product-related questions, make sure to have an appropriate product description and up-to-date safety and technical data sheets in place. This creates trust among buyers and suppliers.
Now it is up to you
What do you think of the CheMondis product search? Is it helpful? What is most helpful to you? And which other features could be useful on the marketplace? Let us know and leave a comment in the section below!
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REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorization, and Restriction of Chemicals) is the European regulation. It addresses the production and use of chemical substances and their potential impacts on both human health and the environment. The regulation also established the European Chemical Agency (ECHA), which manages the technical, scientific, and administrative aspects of REACH.
REACH describes substances of very high concern (SVHC). Producers, importers or suppliers of products that contain SVHC-listed substances are obliged to notify ECHA when:
working in Europe,
and the total quantity used is more than one tone per year,
and/or the SVHC is present at more than 0.1% of the mass of one produced object.
ECHA has included 6 new substances to the SVHC list for authorization, extending it to a total of 197 substances. Four of the substances, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, were added to the SVHC list with the involvement of the Member State Committee (MSC) after public consultation. More information about the substances and reasons for their inclusion on the SVHC list are informed below.
Substances added to the SVHC list
Pyrene
Reason for inclusion: Substance is toxic, very persistent and very bioaccumulative in accordance with the criteria set out in Annex XIII.
CAS No.: 129-00-0; 1218-52-1
Phenanthrene
Reason for inclusion: Substance is very persistent and very bioaccumulative in accordance with the citeria set out in Annex XIII.
CAS No.: 85-01-08
3-Benzylidenecamphor
Reason for inclusion: Substance is toxic for reproduction (article 57c).
The chemical industry supplies raw materials to almost every other industry and is essential for economic competitiveness. Although essential, chemicals must be properly managed to avoid damage to human health and the environment. Each country or economic union has a specific way of regulating and controlling chemicals. Within the European Union, we have REACH.
REACH stands for Registration, Evaluation, Authorization, and Restriction of Chemicals. It is a European Union regulation that addresses the production and use of chemical substances, and their potential impacts on both human health and the environment. REACH came into force on the first of June 2007 and has been described as the most complex legislation in the European Union’s history.
REACH AIM: Improve the protection of human health and the environment from the risks that can be posed by chemicals and promote alternative methods for the assessment of hazards of substances.
How does REACH work?
REACH establishes procedures for collecting and assessing information on the properties and hazards of substances. The regulation has been established by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), which manages the technical, scientific, and administrative aspects of REACH.
ECHA receives and evaluates individual registrations for their compliance. Further EU member states evaluate selected substances to clarify initial concerns for human health or for the environment. Authorities and ECHA’s scientific committees assess whether the risks of substances can be managed.
To comply with the regulation, companies must identify and manage the risks linked to the substances they manufacture and market in the EU. They must demonstrate how the substance can be safely used, and they must communicate the risk management measures to the users.
REACH obligations are not only complied with manufacturers of chemical substances, but also to all companies which deal with preparations of the product or articles that contain those substances. For this reason, REACH has an impact on a wide range of companies across many sectors.
If you are an importer of chemical and non-chemical products (such as paints, clothes, furniture, plastic, etc.) you need to ensure that all components should be registered under REACH. Companies established outside the EU are not bound to the obligations of REACH.
The responsibility for fulfilling the requirements of REACH, lies with the importers established in the European Union, or with the only representative of a non-EU manufacturer established in the European Union. REACH applies to substances manufactured or imported in quantities of 1 tonne or more per year, per manufacturer/importer. Some substances are excluded from all or certain aspects of REACH.
Total exemptions
Radio-active substances
Substances under customs supervision
Substances used in the interest of defense and covered by National exemptions
Waste
Non-isolated intermediates and transported substance
Partial exemptions
Substances used in food
Medicinal products;
Substances included in Annex IV of the REACH Regulation which are known to be safe (such as Nitrogen)
Corn
Oil
Substances covered by Annex V of the REACH Regulation
Substances which occur in nature, if they are not chemically modified
Minerals
ores, ore concentrates
cement clinker
natural gas
liquefied petroleum gas
natural gas condensate, process gases and components thereof
crude oil, coal, coke
Substances occurring in nature other than those listed under paragraph 7, if they are not chemically modified unless they meet the criteria for classification as dangerous according to Directive 67/548/EEC. (Examples include beeswax and some fibers)
Polymers (however, monomer shall be registered)
Recycled or recovered substance already registered
Re-imported substance
Substances used for the purposes of product and process-oriented research and development (PPORD) Note: PPORD notification shall be submitted instead.
China, the largest chemical manufacturer in the world, has also moved towards a more efficient and coherent system for the control of chemicals in compliance with GHS. Balkan countries such as Croatia and Serbia are in the process of adopting the EU REACH system under the auspices of the EU IPA program.
Switzerland has moved towards the implementation of REACH through partial revision of the Swiss Chemical Ordinance. Turkey has also paved the way to adopt REACH with the new Chemicals Management Regulation.
Transported isolated intermediates
Manufacturers or importers of transported isolated intermediates in quantities of 1 tonne or more per year need to submit a registration dossier(unless the substance is exempted from the registration provisions). The information to be submitted for standard registration purposes is listed under article 10.
However, a registrant of transported isolated intermediates can provide reduced registration information according to article 18 (2) if he confirms that he is manufacturing and/or using the substance under strictly controlled conditions and if he confirms himself or states that he has received confirmation from the user that the substance is used under strictly controlled conditions as described under article 18 (4).
In that case, both the registrant and the users are each liable for their own statement regarding the strictly controlled conditions.
Article 18 on CheMondis
As described in our Terms & Conditions, suppliers must comply with the regulations in order to sell their products on CheMondis. Next to safety and technical datasheets, users can add other relevant information about their products.
Further, suppliers are requested to tick a specific box indicating that their products are regulated by article 18, which covers the registration of transported isolated intermediates.
Our chemical team constantly re-checks all product information, including the indications about article 18. Nevertheless, CheMondis cannot be heald liable for all information provided by third-party-sellers.
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Official Go-Live, geographical expansion and a new advisory board
Exactly 6 months ago on the 5th of November 2018, CheMondis launched its brand-new B2B marketplace, starting off in a public beta version. Half a year later we are proud to look back – and excited to take the next step.
In the meantime, more than 500 companies have registered and are using CheMondis to digitize their sales, marketing, and procurement. Already today we are proud to be the largest marketplace network for the chemical industry in Europe.
Our network continues to grow, product listings are increasing every day and the marketplace itself is evolving in terms of features. This is the perfect time to take the next step. We are very excited to announce three major adjustments.
1. We are officially live.
As of today, we are leaving our beta phase and we are officially live. Every company with a valid VAT/GST number and a legitimate interest in buying or selling chemicals can register. We will continue to validate every Registration single-handedly to assure that the high level of trust between market participants can grow further.
2. We expand globally.
With the end of our public beta phase, we are ready to take the next step in terms of growth. During the past couple of months, we had to decline a lot of requests from companies in Australia, South-East-Asia, or South America to join CheMondis.
Now we are happy to announce that we are opening the CheMondis platformto new markets, around the world.
3. We have a new advisory board.
We want to continue to learn from the best and most experienced experts of both the chemical industry and the tech world. This is why we established a new advisory board with industry experts helping us to take the next steps successfully. Our advisory board will comprise three industry leaders with very diverse backgrounds:
Marc Stilke, Business Angel and Venture Partner
Marc Stilke is an expert in Platform Economy. Marc led Immobilienscout24.de and their IPO. Previously Marc worked for Bertelsmann and AdLINK Internet Media AG.
Pouya Azimi, Managing Director of Mobilab
Pouya Azimi is the founder and managing director of Mobilab, offering mobile payment and master data management. Pouya founded Mobilab directly after graduating from the university and has successfully grown his company for more than 7 years.
Matthias Zachert, CEO at LANXESS
Matthias Zachert is the CEO of LANXESS and brings a wealth of experience from the Chemical industry.
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Team CheMondis is an agile and entrepreneurial group of experts from the Chemical Industry and the world of technology. Our diverse team consists of a variety of personalities, from twelve different nationalities and cultural backgrounds – organized in three teams.
Team-Leader and Managing Director Sebastian Brenner works as the glue holding the team together. Constantly staying on top of industry trends, inspiring employees to set the scale and urging them to look further than their existing boundaries and concepts.
He brings close to two decades of corporate chemical expertise with him, formerly employed at renowned industry leaders – Bayer, Syngenta and LANXESS.
“Our objective is to be more than a group of co-workers. We are a Team!“
Sebastian Brenner – Managing Director
Team-Leader and Head of Commercial Cornelia Birnbrich leads the commercial landscape. Establishing new sales and marketing strategies and boosting business growth, by setting and delivering the commercial goals.
“We foster an environment that sparks a sense of unity.“
Cornelia Birnbrich – Head of Commercial
Business Development Managers David Kunisch, Keum-Won Jung, Patricia Moock, and Dr. Julia Schloots work hand in hand with Chemical Product Manager Julie Gai and Senior Performance Marketing Manager Rouzbeh Shahryari, in Team Commercial.
Talent Acquisition Partner Irene Prinz and Office Manager Alina Knoop work together in Team Staff.
SCRUM Master Susanne Unger and Product Manager Markus Oligslagers work alongside with our Backend-Developers: Vladimir Stashkov, Sufyan Afzal, Mikhail Kirichenko, Roman Bulgakov and Mihail Tsonev, in Team Product and Team Engineering.
Furthermore, a handful of interns and working students support the CheMondis Team.
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