Chemical Initiatives' business
Chemical Initiatives' strength in industrial chemicals is its knowledge of the market place. With the market in a constant state of flux, key to the effective management of this business is the co-ordination of supply and demand, knowledge of the various supply sources, storage facilities, customer usage patterns, logistics and the personalities in the business.
Chemical Initiatives manages a large portion of the South African industrial sulphuric acid market and supplies sulphur and sulphuric acid to Zimbabwe, Zambia and the DRC. Sulphuric acid is produced in-house at Umbogintwini and the balance is sourced from external producers.
Since the late 1990’s, Chemical Initiatives has managed bulk chemical and effluent treatment facilities on various customers’ premises as part of Chemical Management Services. The supply and management of all potentially hazardous chemicals on behalf of our customers is also part of this service.
Product differentiation
Chemical Initiatives has the ability to differentiate its physical products to meet customer-specific needs. For example, Chemical Initiatives supplies six different grades of sulphuric acid to its customer base.
High levels of support services are also a differentiator and CI is constantly searching for ways to improve its service levels by improving the supply chain to our factory and customers, thus reducing costs and improving efficiencies.
Strategic alliances
Over the past few years, Chemical Initiatives has formed mutually beneficial alliances with its suppliers of chemical products, transport services and customers. We will continue to expand these alliances to ensure sustainable growth for the company and offer superior service to our customers. Thus allowing our customers to focus on their core business.
Chemical Management Services
Chemical Initiatives has developed a niche service in the market place, namely its Chemical Management Services. This service identifies the risks along the entire supply chain from security of supply, chemical procurement, transportation, storage, processing and disposal and serves to reduce the risk exposure for our clients.
Chemical Initiatives can offer a full turnkey package for the design, construction, commissioning and maintenance of chemical storage and processing facilities. As well awareness instruction to our clients’ operating personnel in the safe handling of potentially hazardous chemicals.