VOL. XLIII

No. 21

22-May-2000

E-COMMERCE

Major Chemical Firms To Launch E-Marketplace

On 17 May 12 major chemical companies ATOFINA, BASF, Bayer, BP Amoco, Dow, DuPont, Mitsui Chemicals, Mitsubishi Chemicals, Rhodia, Rohm and Haas, Sumitomo Chemical and Van Waters & Roger announced their intention to launch an e-marketplace for transactions, logistics and supply chain management for chemicals worldwide. A joint press release said the firms have agreed in principle to create a new...