Discover new paths for reliable chemical logistics

Your industry is in a state of constant growth. One of the primary driving factors behind this growth is that the global demand for food production will always be there. Thus, the need for agrochemicals and fertilisers will never cease to exist. However, just because there’s demand doesn’t mean that it’s smooth sailing for your industry. Therefore, you need a trusted logistics integrator who can help boost your business and support conversion.

Commodity chemicals are produced in large volumes where price is the main influencing factor as product differentiation within commodity chemicals is very low. At Maersk, we divide commodity chemicals into three sub-groups:

• Petrochemicals are the chemical products obtained from petroleum or natural gas, and include olefins, aromatics and synthetic gasses.
• Base Inorganics are chemical substances used as a starting material for the production of a variety of other chemicals. Basic chemicals are composed of industrial gasses, fertilisers, acids, bases and chlorine.
• Polymers can be either natural or synthetic and include materials like plastics, resin, rubber, fibres and elastomers.

Speciality chemicals cover a wide variety of chemicals and are generally known as performance chemicals, as they are used based on their performance or function. This group of chemicals is used as ingredients in finished products and to improve manufacturing processes with a wide variety of effects. They encompass two sub-groups:

• Consumer Chemicals include soaps, detergents, perfumes and cosmetics. These are products that are sold to the end-consumer.
• Other chemical substances this group of speciality chemicals can be dedicated to agricultural purposes like crop protection, but other segments also include paint, inks, dyes and pigments. These types of chemicals are often produced in small volumes.