BNET Industries
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$34.7M
- Private
- UK
Dow Jones Description
Contract Chemicals is a leading independent UK based manufacturer of fine and speciality chemicals. Specialising in amination, bromination, cyanation, epichlorohydrin, Friedel-Crafts and thionyl chloride chemistries, we produce a range of own multi-application products as well as offering over 25 years experience in contract manufacture. Established in 1977, Contract Chemicals has grown significantly over the last 30 years to become a leading international supplier of fine and speciality chemicals. Our success has been achieved through a commitment to continuously improve our competitiveness, and by working to the highest levels of accreditation for quality, health and safety, environment and management systems, an essential requirement for all our customers. Our key product markets include pharmaceutical, agrochemical, detergent, photographic, personal care, food and fragrances, all highly regulated industries characterised by an exacting requirement for quality and consistency. Products from our extensive range can be found in everything from market-leading antibiotics and anti-hypertension drugs through to photographic paper and salt and vinegar potato crisps. Recognising the global demands of our industry, we have an extensive network of committed, professional overseas agents, who have helped us to consistently generate over 60% of annual turnover from export sales.
Managing Director
Mike HoldingNumber of Employees 85
Contact Information
Penrhyn Rd Knowsley Business Park
Prescot L34 9HY
(44) 515488840
Peer Companies
NAICS Code All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing: 325998
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Akzo Buys Chelates.(Azko Nobel acquires chelates business from Contract Chemicals)(Brief Article)
Akzo Nobel has acquired the chelates business of Contract Chemicals (Knowsley, U.K.) for an undisclosed sum, effective January 1. Contract Chemicals says it will focus on its specialty bromines business. Akzo has been expanding its chelates business and recently started up a plant at Lima, OH...
Offering the Right Fit Producers Hone Process Technologies.
Pharmaceutical, agricultural, and specialty chemical producers are intensifying their push to cut production costs by outsourcing manufacturing. The $20-billion/year worldwide custom manufacturing business, slated to grow at 10%/year through 2001, is generating a wealth of opportunity for manufacturers of intermediates and final products for life...
Hot prospects. (twenty small chemical companies that are on the fast track) (Cover Story)
Twenty small, rapidly growing chemical companies with less than $100 million in annual sales are profiled. Unlike larger firms, these emphasize technology and service and concentrate on small accounts. Many specialize in environmentally friendly products. Their sales range from $275,000 to $60 million annually. Sixteen are US firms; four, European....
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Mike Holding | Managing Director |
| Tony Bastock | Group Managing Director |
| Brian Trenbirth | Director, Technology |
| Mike Charnock | Director, Finance |
| Vera Ivkovic | Business Manager |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| David Jones | Chairman |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Contract Chemicals Ltd. | Managing Director | Current |
Dr Tony W. Bastock is Group Managing Director of Contract Chemicals Ltd. He was educated at the University of Birmingham. His first degree was in Pure Chemistry and was followed by a PhD degree in Aromatic Fluorine Chemistry. He is a Past-President of the Chemical Industries Association, a CIA Council Member and Co-Chair of the Supply Chain Leadership Group working with the British Retail Consortium.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cefic | Chair Abm and Nomination Committee and Vice President | Current |
| Contract Chemicals Ltd. | Group Managing Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Contract Chemicals Ltd. | Director, Technology | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Contract Chemicals Ltd. | Director, Finance | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Contract Chemicals Ltd. | Business Manager | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Contract Chemicals Ltd. | Chairman | Current |
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