Parchem - fine specialty chemicals

What Parchem - fine specialty chemicals does

Parchem Fine & Specialty Chemicals, Inc. is a privately held U.S. specialty chemical distributor and importer/exporter headquartered at 415 Huguenot Street, New Rochelle, New York. The company operates a catalog of over 933,329 specialty chemicals and raw materials searchable by chemical name, CAS number, or formula, covering verticals including pharmaceuticals, personal care and cosmetics, nutrition and food chemicals, coatings and resins, oil and gas production, MIL SPEC defense chemicals, flavor and fragrance, agrochemicals, rubber, textiles, petrochemistry, industrial chemicals, and rare earth metals. Parchem holds ISO 9001:2015, USDA Organic, OK Kosher, and DEA licenses, which qualify it for regulated procurement in food, pharmaceutical, and defense applications.

The company makes money primarily through transaction-based resale of specialty chemicals and raw materials at negotiated margins, supplemented by professional services revenue from toll processing, spray drying, granulation, formulation assistance, synthesis, and repackaging, plus managed logistics services supported by national LTL/TL carrier contracts and import/export partnerships. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed; customers engage via an online quote request portal, phone, email, or scheduled sales calls with dedicated enterprise account executives. Distribution is handled through domestic warehouses nationwide and through a German channel partner, KPChemie, for European reach. Marketing and demand generation rely on a SEO-optimized browsable catalog, industry and function categorization, and content marketing around a Green Chemicals initiative for eco-friendly and non-GMO products.

Parchem employs between 11 and 50 people and is led by CEO Ephraim Rabin and General Manager Michael Wolf. The firm has operated since 1999 with no disclosed parent company, institutional investors, or external funding rounds; ownership and revenue figures are not in the public record. Customer concentration, headcount history, and revenue growth rates are not disclosed, limiting the precision of any financial trajectory assessment.

Name

Parchem - fine specialty chemicals

Legal name

Parchem Fine & Specialty Chemicals, Inc.

Website

https://parchem.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Parchem is a privately held U.S. specialty chemical distributor and importer/exporter selling over 933,000 SKUs across pharma, personal care, nutrition, coatings, oil and gas, MIL SPEC, and flavor and fragrance verticals. It earns revenue through transactional resale, custom toll processing, and managed logistics from its New Rochelle, NY headquarters.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Chemical Distribution

NAICS

Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers (4246), Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers (424210)

SIC

Wholesale-Chemicals & Allied Products (5160), Wholesale-Drugs, Proprietaries & Druggists' Sundries (5122)

akta.pro primary industry

Compounding Ingredient & API Distributors (Pharma Supply) (HLAIAJAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Ingredients, Spices & Culinary Supplies Distribution (CRAOABAK), Contract Warehousing, Blending & Distribution for Agrochemicals (bulk handling, IBC/drum management) (AFABAIAL)

Keywords

• Specialty chemical distribution
• Bulk fine chemicals
• Pharmaceutical raw materials
• Chemical logistics services
• Custom chemical processing

Headquarters

HQ city

New Rochelle

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Specialty Chemical Distribution: Distribution and resale of specialty chemicals including fine chemicals, raw materials, and pharmaceutical ingredients to various industries. Revenue generated through product margins on bulk chemical sales.
2. Custom Services: Value-added services including toll processing, spray drying, granulation, formulation assistance, synthesis, and repackaging of raw materials to customer specifications.
3. Chemical Logistics: Logistics services providing speed-to-market at competitive cost through national carrier contracts and international shipping partnerships.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Parchem distributes bulk fine and specialty chemicals and raw materials to industrial buyers across pharmaceutical, cosmetic, nutrition, coatings, oil and gas, military, flavor and fragrance, and agrochemical sectors. The company operates an online catalog of over 933,329 products searchable by chemical name, CAS number, or formula, and supplements distribution with custom services (toll processing, spray drying, granulation, formulation assistance, synthesis, repackaging), chemical logistics, and chemical outsourcing. Parchem also acts as an importer/exporter with domestic warehouses and international reach via a German distributor partnership.

Product overview

Parchem is a specialty chemical distribution company offering a comprehensive portfolio of over 933,329 specialty chemicals and raw materials. The core offering consists of specialty chemical distribution services complemented by chemical logistics, outsourcing, and custom manufacturing services. The product portfolio spans multiple industry categories including Resin & Coating, Petrochemistry, Rubber, Nutrition, Cosmetic, Flavor, Industrial, Textiles, Food Chemicals, Oil and Gas Production, Rare Earth Metal, Pharmaceutical, and Military Specifications (MIL SPEC) Chemicals. Additional offerings include Green Chemicals (eco-friendly, non-GMO products) and custom services such as toll processing, spray drying, granulation, formulation assistance, synthesis, and repackaging. The company operates as both a distributor and importer/exporter with global sourcing capabilities and nationwide warehouse presence.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Parchem Pathway: Parchem's premier internship program for outstanding students pursuing degrees in Finance, Economics, Biology, Chemistry and minors in applied sciences.

Products and services

• Specialty Chemical Distribution Core distribution and resale of fine and specialty chemicals and raw materials across industries including pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, nutrition, coatings, oil and gas, military specifications, flavor and fragrance, and agrochemicals.
• Custom Services

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• KPChemiecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGerman distributor partnership extending Parchem's international reach into European markets. KPChemie serves as a channel partner enabling distribution of specialty chemicals to European customers. This affiliation provides assistance with international regulatory requirements and enables Parchem to serve customers with cross-border chemical procurement needs.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Brenntag: Global market leader in chemical and ingredients distribution, serving pharma, personal care, food, coatings, and oil & gas end markets — directly comparable customer base and product breadth to Parchem but at vastly greater scale.
• Univar Solutions: Major North American and European specialty chemical and ingredients distributor with overlapping pharma, food, personal care, and industrial chemical portfolios — competes with Parchem for mid-market and enterprise accounts.

Direct peers

• ICC Chemical Corporation: Specialty chemicals distributor and trader focused on pharmaceuticals, personal care, and industrial chemicals — closely comparable niche product portfolio and global sourcing model.
• TCI Chemicals: Specialty chemicals manufacturer and distributor with deep catalog of fine and research chemicals serving pharma and academic customers — comparable emphasis on hard-to-find SKUs and CAS-based cataloging.
• Barentz: Global specialty ingredients distributor serving personal care, pharma, food, and animal nutrition end markets — comparable vertical focus and value-added formulation services model.
• Hawkins, Inc. US-focused specialty chemicals distributor serving industrial, water treatment, and food/health end markets — similar mid-market distributor profile with comparable product breadth and customer base.
• Toronto Research Chemicals: Specialty fine chemicals supplier focused on pharmaceutical reference standards, impurities, and intermediates — directly overlaps with Parchem's pharma intermediates and APIs business.
• Azelis: Global specialty chemicals and food ingredients distributor serving life sciences, personal care, food, and industrial markets — comparable vertical mix and emphasis on formulation support to Parchem.
• IMCD N.V. Specialty chemicals and ingredients distributor focused on formulation-driven end markets including personal care, pharma, food, and coatings — similar vertical segmentation and value-added technical sales model as Parchem.

Emerging players

• ChemPoint (Univar-owned): Digital-first specialty chemicals distributor with e-commerce-style procurement platform — competes with Parchem's online catalog and quote model in select verticals with a more transactional UX.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/parchemtrading
• Facebookfacebook.com/specialtychemicals
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/645358

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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