World Of Chemicals

What World Of Chemicals does

World Of Chemicals is a privately held B2B online marketplace that connects global buyers and sellers of industrial chemicals, operating from Bengaluru, India since 2010. The platform spans 25 industry verticals including agrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, paints and coatings, plastics and polymers, water treatment, food and beverages, cosmetics, textiles, mining, oil and gas, and cleaning chemicals, with product listings organized by chemical name and CAS number. Its core products are the Chemical Purchase Platform for browsing and sourcing chemicals, the Chemical Sell Platform for supplier listings, and a Quote Request System that facilitates pricing inquiries between buyers and certified suppliers.

The underlying technology is a standard online B2B marketplace with self-serve product catalog browsing and quote-based transaction facilitation. The company generates revenue through marketplace commissions and transaction fees, supplemented by direct sales contact via phone and email. Go-to-market is primarily organic through the company website's extensive product catalog, targeting industrial buyers seeking verified suppliers and chemical manufacturers/distributors seeking global market reach. The company operates with 11-50 employees, has no disclosed funding rounds, parent company, or subsidiaries, and appears to be a bootstrapped, founder-operated entity.

Name

World Of Chemicals

Legal name

World Of Chemicals

Website

https://worldofchemicals.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

World Of Chemicals is a Bengaluru-based B2B online marketplace founded in 2010 that connects global buyers and sellers of industrial chemicals across 25 industry verticals via product catalog listings and a quote request system.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

B2B Chemical Marketplace

NAICS

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

SIC

Wholesale-Chemicals & Allied Products (5160), Chemicals & Allied Products (2800)

akta.pro primary industry

Chemicals, Ingredients & Raw Materials Marketplaces (CRAFAHAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

B2B Marketplaces & Wholesale Platforms (BPAMAGAD), Cross-border B2B/Wholesale Trade Marketplaces (CRAFAJAC)

Keywords

• B2B chemical marketplace
• Industrial chemicals sourcing
• Chemical supplier directory
• Online chemical procurement
• Global chemical trading

Headquarters

HQ city

Bengaluru

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Platform marketplace fees: Revenue generated from facilitating chemical trade between buyers and sellers on the platform
2. Quote-based sales: Customers request quotes for chemicals, platform facilitates the transaction

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

World Of Chemicals operates a global B2B online marketplace that connects buyers and sellers of chemicals. The platform organizes listings across 25 industry segments — including agrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, paints, water treatment, plastics, and food chemicals — and enables industrial buyers to browse products, request quotes, and source chemicals from suppliers worldwide.

Product overview

World of Chemicals operates a B2B online marketplace platform launched in 2010 for buying and selling chemicals globally. The platform functions as a chemical marketplace connecting buyers with suppliers across 25 industry segments. The core offerings include the Chemical Purchase Platform for browsing and sourcing products with quote request functionality, and the Chemical Sell Platform enabling suppliers to list products. Product categories span Agrochemicals & Fertilizers, Biotechnology, Ceramics, Cleaning & Sanitization, Construction, Cosmetics & Personal Care, Dairy, Electronics & Electroplating, Flavours & Fragrance, Food & Beverages, Inks & Dyes & Pigments, Iron & Steel, Leather, Mining, Oil & Gas & Petrochemicals, Paint & Coatings, Pharma, Plastics & Polymers, Pulp & Paper, Rubber, Soaps & Detergents, Sugar, Textile, Water Treatment, and Other Chemicals. Each category contains detailed product listings with chemical names and CAS numbers. The platform is headquartered in India and focuses on connecting global buyers and sellers in the chemical trade industry.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Chemical Purchase Platform A B2B online marketplace enabling industrial buyers to browse, search, and source chemicals across 25 industry segments including agrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, plastics, paints, water treatment, and food chemicals, with quote request functionality.
• Chemical Sell Platform A platform for chemical manufacturers and distributors to list their products and reach a global audience of industrial buyers through the marketplace.

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• ChemDirect: ChemDirect is a B2B marketplace for specialty chemicals serving industrial buyers and chemical manufacturers with online sourcing and quote-based transactions — overlaps with World of Chemicals on GTM motion and target buyers.
• Knowde: Knowde is a B2B online marketplace dedicated to chemicals and ingredients, connecting buyers and suppliers across multiple verticals — directly comparable product, model, and customer base to World of Chemicals.
• ChemOrbis: ChemOrbis is a B2B plastics and petrochemicals marketplace serving international buyers and producers — comparable cross-border chemicals marketplace model.
• SpecialChem: SpecialChem operates an online platform connecting suppliers of specialty chemicals (cosmetics, plastics, paint, pharma) with formulators — directly comparable vertical coverage and buyer base.
• ChemPoint (Univar): ChemPoint is a B2B chemical distribution and marketplace platform for specialty chemicals, owned by Univar — comparable marketplace model with similar supplier/buyer dynamics to World of Chemicals.

Broad incumbents

• ThomasNet: ThomasNet is a long-established B2B industrial sourcing platform covering chemicals alongside a much wider industrial supplier base — serves a similar industrial buyer audience.
• ICIS: ICIS (Independent Commodity Intelligence Services) provides chemical market intelligence, pricing, and supplier directories — adjacent in serving the same industrial chemical buyer and supplier ecosystem.
• Alibaba: Alibaba is a broad B2B marketplace that includes chemicals among many other categories — a much larger incumbent that competes for the same global B2B chemical sourcing traffic.

Emerging players

• ChemicalBook: ChemicalBook is a chemical database and B2B sourcing platform with product listings and supplier directories — overlaps on chemical B2B catalog content and supplier matchmaking.
• Chembid: Chembid is a chemical search engine and marketplace focused on connecting global chemical buyers and suppliers — comparable marketplace positioning though smaller scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/worldofchemical

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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