EssentiaLink and CheMatch.com Form a Strategic Alliance

04-Apr-2001

EssentiaLink, a leading commerce provider of industrial MRO and commodity goods sourcing solutions to Net markets, and CheMatch.com, a leading Internet-based marketplace and information resource for buying and selling bulk commodity chemicals, plastics, feedstocks and fuel products announced today that they have formed a strategic alliance. EssentiaLink and CheMatch have entered into a mutual agreement, whereby EssentiaLink will make available its proprietary Supply Chain Solution™ via a fully integrated and branded service known as “CheMatch Industrial Supplies”. Through this service, CheMatch users will be able to access and purchase from a catalog of 700,000 industrial commodity and MRO items from Tier 1 suppliers. Buyers will be able to search by product type or brand, review specifications or drawings, determine price, availability & shipping terms, place orders, and track invoicing, delivery & payment in a secure online environment. “CheMatch has a deep understanding of the chemical industry and has executed a clear vision to become a leader in their space,” said Bill Douglas, EssentiaLink’s President and CEO. “We are pleased to become part of this premier marketplace, and we look forward to joining with CheMatch to serve their customers with our unique solutions.” “We have joined forces with EssentiaLink, in order to expand our offering of value added services to the members of CheMatch and PetroChemNet.” said Carl McCutcheon, CheMatch.com’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “As the chemical industry increasingly looks to CheMatch as the preferred destination for procurement, this alliance allows our members to look to CheMatch as a competitive source for industrial commodity and MRO goods. EssentiaLink’s supplier relationships and technology will provide our users with the ability to manage more aspects of their supply chain with CheMatch.”

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