Chemical Distribution Solutions

What Chemical Distribution Solutions does

Chemical Distribution Solutions LLC (CDS) is a privately held chemical logistics company founded in 2011 and headquartered in Conway, Arkansas. The company distributes specialty chemicals and bulk chemical products across the United States and Canada, and supplements its direct distribution with a chemical sourcing/brokering service that procures out-of-inventory items on behalf of customers to secure competitive rates and reliable delivery. CDS is positioned as a veteran minority-owned corporation, with founder, owner, President, and CEO Anthony Wilmington having retired as a Senior Officer from the Arkansas Army National Guard after 23 years of service. The company's value proposition centers on reliable procurement, supply chain stability, and the ability to navigate tight supply periods, with corporate buyer programs (supplier diversity set-asides) referenced as a market access channel.

CDS operates a deliberately lean sales-led B2B go-to-market. The pricing model is quote-based: prospective customers request quotes through the company website, complete a credit application, and are then onboarded as qualified buyers on a pay-as-you-go transactional basis. Service flow is supported by a small management team including a Director of Operations (with prior petrochemical experience at Citgo Petroleum Refinery), a Logistics & Accounts Manager, and a Sales Executive. There is no proprietary software product, mobile app, public API, or disclosed third-party platform integration; the digital surface consists of a WordPress-based corporate website, a Quote Request System, and a digital credit application upload flow. Marketing channels are limited to the website, a contact form, and an industry news blog covering topics such as construction chemicals, petrochemicals, and AFPM events.

Customer segment is described horizontally as industrial chemical buyers across the US and Canada, with primary use cases covering chemical sourcing, specialty product procurement, and bulk chemical procurement. CDS holds no patents, has completed no disclosed funding rounds, has no identified parent company or institutional investors, and reports annual growth since inception without disclosing revenue. The company's strategic posture is to leverage its veteran minority-owned certification (via memberships in GWBC, the Southern Region Minority Supplier Development Council, and the National Veteran Business Development Council) to access corporate supplier diversity procurement programs while operating as a lean regional distributor-broker.

Name

Chemical Distribution Solutions

Legal name

Chemical Distribution Solutions LLC

Website

https://chemicalds.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Chemical Distribution Solutions LLC is a veteran minority-owned chemical distributor and broker headquartered in Conway, Arkansas, distributing specialty and bulk chemicals across the United States and Canada for industrial and commercial buyers on a quote-based, pay-as-you-go model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Chemical Distribution Services

NAICS

Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers (4246), Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers (424690)

SIC

Wholesale-Chemicals & Allied Products (5160)

akta.pro primary industry

Chemicals & Petrochemicals (Non-Hazmat Specialized Handling) (TLAIALAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Laboratory Chemicals & Specialty/Reagent Chemical Storage (TLALAHAM)

Keywords

• Chemical distribution services
• Specialty chemicals
• Bulk chemicals
• Chemical procurement
• Chemical sourcing

Headquarters

HQ city

Conway

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Chemical Product Distribution: Distribution of specialty and bulk chemical products throughout the United States and Canada. The company also brokers chemical purchases to ensure customers get the best rate and fast secure delivery.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Chemical Distribution Solutions distributes specialty and bulk chemical products to businesses throughout the United States and Canada. The company also provides chemical sourcing and brokering services, securing inventory from third parties at competitive rates when products are not directly stocked, along with logistics management to ensure reliable delivery.

Product overview

Chemical Distribution Solutions offers a unified chemical distribution platform providing specialty products, bulk chemical products, and chemical sourcing services. The core offering centers on distributing quality chemicals throughout the United States and Canada, with the ability to broker purchases of chemicals not in inventory to ensure customers receive the best rates and secure delivery. An online Quote Request System enables customers to request pricing for needed chemicals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Specialty Chemical Products

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Greater Women's Business CouncilminorOthersCDS participated in GWBC events and was recognized among TOP Corporations of 2017 honorees including Accenture, AT&T, BMW Manufacturing, The Coca-Cola Company, Georgia Power, Grady Health System, Randstad, and UPS.
• Southern Region Minority Supplier Development CouncilminorOthersCDS is a member of this regional minority supplier development council, supporting supplier diversity initiatives.
• National Veteran Business Development CouncilminorOthersCDS is a member of this national veteran business development council, supporting veteran-owned business initiatives.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Univar Solutions: One of the largest chemical distributors in North America, offering broad-line specialty and commodity chemical distribution to industrial customers. Directly comparable to CDS in core activity (chemical distribution) but operates at vastly greater scale and across many more product lines and geographies.
• Brenntag: Global market leader in chemical and ingredient distribution, with a comprehensive specialty and commodity chemicals portfolio. Mirrors CDS's core distribution activity for specialty and bulk chemicals but with a worldwide footprint, large warehousing network, and significantly broader supplier base.

Direct peers

• IMCD: Specialty chemicals and ingredients distributor focused on formulation-driven end markets across the Americas, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. Highly comparable to CDS in specialty chemical distribution and technical sales-led GTM, though substantially larger and more globally diversified.
• Hawkins, Inc. US-based specialty chemical distributor serving water treatment, food, and industrial end markets with bulk and specialty chemicals. Directly comparable to CDS for distribution of bulk and specialty chemicals to industrial buyers, with overlap in product categories and target customers.
• Barentz: Specialty ingredients and chemicals distributor serving life sciences and industrial markets across the Americas, EMEA, and Asia-Pacific. Comparable to CDS in distributing specialty chemicals to industrial buyers with a sales-led, formulation-support model, though at much larger scale.
• TER Group (TER Chemicals): Specialty chemical distributor serving industrial customers across Europe, the Americas, and Asia with a focus on performance chemicals. Comparable to CDS in distributing specialty/bulk chemicals to industrial end users via a sales-led B2B model, though TER operates more internationally and at larger scale.

Emerging players

• ICC Chemical Corp: Mid-sized specialty chemical distributor and trader headquartered in New York, sourcing and distributing specialty and commodity chemicals globally. Comparable to CDS's brokering-and-distribution hybrid model for specialty/bulk industrial chemicals, with overlap in trading functions and target customers.

Regional players

• Quadra Chemicals: Canadian-based specialty chemicals and ingredients distributor serving food, personal care, and industrial markets across Canada. Comparable to CDS in specialty chemical distribution with B2B sales-led motion, and relevant as a regional counterpart given CDS's stated Canada operations.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/chemical-distribution-solutions

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 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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