Chemical.net

What Chemical.net does

Chemical.net is a privately held B2B chemical distribution company founded in 1971 and headquartered in Philadelphia, USA. The company operates an e-commerce storefront selling technical grade chemicals, laboratory chemicals, lab supplies, and heat transfer fluids, coolants, and glycols to industrial manufacturers, laboratories, and HVAC customers. Its catalog includes 122+ SKUs sold in container sizes ranging from 1-gallon cans to 450-lb drums, priced on a volume-tiered basis with 5-20% discounts for bulk purchases of 5+ units. Products include private-label generic equivalents to branded Dowfrost and Dowtherm heat transfer fluids, custom colored glycols at 20%-100% concentrations, and third-party brands distributed through partnerships.

The company extends its reach through three named partnerships. Bowmell Central Penn Chemical provides production-grade chemicals into pharmaceutical, diagnostic, medical device, and electronics manufacturing. Harper Chemical supplies organic and performance chemicals with a regional focus on North Carolina. QC Lubricants supplies mil-spec and commercial lubricants for aerospace and military end markets, with Chemical.net hosting the QC Lubricants safety data sheet library. The website features an "ASK CHEMICAL.NET AI QUESTIONS" chatbot for customer inquiries, and the company positions itself on customer service under an "Art of Service" brand theme.

Chemical.net's business model is direct transactional e-commerce with FOB dock shipping via courier or common carrier. Revenue is generated from product margin on unit sales; there are no subscriptions, service fees, or platform revenues disclosed. The company maintains a small headcount of 1-10 employees, serves US customers only, and discloses no ownership, funding, or institutional investor information.

Name

Chemical.net

Legal name

Chemical.net

Website

https://chemical.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1971

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Chemical.net is a Philadelphia-based B2B e-commerce distributor founded in 1971 that sells technical grade chemicals, lab chemicals, lab supplies, and heat transfer fluids to industrial manufacturers, laboratories, and HVAC customers across the United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Chemicals Distribution

NAICS

Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers (4246), Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers (42469)

SIC

Wholesale-Chemicals & Allied Products (5160)

akta.pro primary industry

Chemicals, Ingredients & Raw Materials Marketplaces (CRAFAHAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Electronic-Grade Solvents & Thinners (IMAEAKAD), Industrial Alcohols & Glycols (Commodity Grade) (IMAEAAAK), PCB & Electronics Manufacturing Chemicals (Desmear, micro-etch, plating, fluxes) (IMAEAKAL), Laboratory Consumables & Plasticware (Tips, Tubes, Plates, Filters) (HLAGAIAH)

Keywords

• Industrial chemicals
• Lab chemicals
• Heat transfer fluids
• Chemical distribution
• Glycol coolant supplies

Headquarters

HQ city

Philadelphia

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Chemical Product Sales: Direct sales of industrial chemicals, lab chemicals, heat transfer fluids, coolants, and glycols through e-commerce platform. Products sold in various container sizes from small pails to drums, with volume-based pricing tiers offering discounts for larger quantity purchases.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Chemical.net distributes industrial, technical grade, and laboratory chemicals through an e-commerce platform established in 1971. The catalog spans tech grade chemicals (solvents, acids, bases, glycols), high-purity lab chemicals and reagents, lab supplies, and heat transfer fluids/coolants/glycols including Dowfrost and Dowtherm generic equivalents. Products ship in multiple container sizes from small cans and pails to 55-gallon drums, with custom colored glycols blended from 20% to 100% concentrations.

Product overview

Chemical.net is a chemical distribution e-commerce platform operating since 1971, offering a comprehensive catalog of industrial and laboratory chemicals. The core product portfolio consists of four main categories: Tech Grade Chemicals (solvents, acids, bases, glycols, and specialty compounds for manufacturing), Lab Chemicals (high purity reagents, USP/NF materials), Lab Supplies (consumables and equipment), and Heat Transfer Fluids/Coolants/Glycols (including Dowfrost, Dowtherm, and proprietary QC-brand equivalents). The platform provides an AI chatbot for customer inquiries and hosts Safety Data Sheets for lubricant products. Products are sold in various container sizes ranging from small cans and pails to drums, with volume-based pricing available.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• QC Lubricants: Specialized mil-spec and commercial lubricants for aerospace and military industry, including products like Anderol, Royco, Brayco, and other branded lubricants with safety data sheets available

Quantifiable outcome

• Multiple container size options available for most products, from small 1-gallon pails to 55-gallon drums and 750-lb drums
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Bowmell Central Penn ChemicalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBowmell Central Penn Chemical specializes in production chemicals reflected in the uses required by customers in a more manufacturing grade product area, delivering high purity raw materials in small package to bulk.
• Harper ChemicalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerValue added supply chain provider of organic and performance chemicals focusing on North Carolina market, offering innovative solutions while upholding values like safety, sustainability, and ethics.
• QC LubricantscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorQC Lubricants provides specialized, high-performance mil-spec and commercial lubricants for aerospace and military industry. Chemical.net distributes QC Lubricants products and hosts their Safety Data Sheets.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• QC Lubricants: QC Lubricants is a current strategic channel partner of Chemical.net, supplying mil-spec and aerospace lubricants. As an independent supplier it is a direct peer in specialty lubricant distribution, particularly to aerospace and military customers.
• Hawkins, Inc. Hawkins is a US-focused specialty chemical distributor blending and supplying industrial chemicals, water treatment, and lab products to similar customer segments. It is a closer peer to Chemical.net than global incumbents because of its similar SMB industrial focus, though it is much larger and publicly traded.
• ChemWorld: ChemWorld is a smaller US online chemical distributor focused on industrial and specialty chemicals sold via e-commerce. It mirrors Chemical.net's direct-to-customer B2B model, SKU breadth in commodity and specialty chemicals, and similar SMB customer base.
• Reagents.com: Reagents.com is an online distributor of laboratory chemicals, reagents, and consumables targeting research and analytical labs. It shares Chemical.net's e-commerce-first distribution model and primary lab-chemicals customer segment.

Broad incumbents

• Brenntag: Brenntag is the world's largest chemical distributor, offering a broad portfolio of specialty and industrial chemicals across multiple end markets. Compared to Chemical.net, it is a global incumbent with vastly greater scale, regulatory footprint, and logistics infrastructure, but it competes for the same pool of chemical purchasing customers.
• Thermo Fisher Scientific: Thermo Fisher supplies high-purity lab chemicals, reagents, and consumables to pharmaceutical, biotech, and academic customers worldwide. It competes for the same lab chemical and reagent demand that Chemical.net targets in its lab chemicals category, though as a much broader scientific instruments and life sciences platform.
• Avantor (VWR): Avantor distributes laboratory chemicals, reagents, USP/NF materials, and consumables to research, pharmaceutical, and diagnostics customers globally. It directly overlaps with Chemical.net's lab chemicals and supplies categories but at significantly larger scale with formal GMP/ISO certifications.
• Univar Solutions: Univar Solutions is a major North American chemical and ingredient distributor serving industrial, pharmaceutical, and laboratory end markets. It is a broad incumbent that overlaps directly with Chemical.net's tech grade chemicals, lab chemicals, and glycol product lines but operates at far larger scale and geographic reach.

Others

• Dow Chemical: Dow is a major chemical manufacturer of glycols (Dowfrost, Dowtherm) and other industrial chemicals. Chemical.net directly offers generic equivalents to Dow's branded glycol products, making Dow a principal upstream supplier rather than a direct competitor.
• U.S. Chemical Storage: U.S. Chemical Storage manufactures chemical storage buildings, containers, and hazmat containment. It is adjacent to Chemical.net because both serve industrial chemical users, but it sells storage infrastructure rather than chemicals themselves.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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