Agilis, a provider of digital commerce solutions for the chemical industry, and SpecialChem, the world’s largest materials selection platform, announce their partnership to bring to market a cloud-based Product Information Management (PIM) system designed specifically for the chemical industry.

A PIM is a digital platform that companies use to centralize, organize, enrich, and distribute product information. The new product, ionicPIM, is designed for chemical producers and distributors, helping them maintain a single source for all product data and documents.

ionicPIM is pre-configured for chemicals, so it’s easy to implement and adopt. It also allows for producers and distributors to connect their PIMs to share product information.

“The chemical industry is unique,” says Jay Bhatia, Founder and CEO, Agilis.

“One product can be used in multiple industries and applications; and customers in each market want to see a different set of data. It is essential for chemical suppliers to be able to create and manage these variations in one place and share the most up-to-date product information with people inside and outside their organizations, with various IT systems, while controlling access through role- based permissions. ionicPIM is equipped with all core capabilities of a cutting-edge PIM system, plus a collection of specialized features for the chemical industry, such as industry nomenclature, multi- industry product views, built-in chemical data models, and more,” added Bhatia.

“The complexity and volume of product information in the chemical industry is growing exponentially,” says Christophe Cabarry, Founder & CEO, SpecialChem.

“Suppliers are required to provide extensive documentation to comply with HSE regulations, while buyers expect convenient self- service options for access to product data through digital channels. SpecialChem has been managing the world’s largest online catalog of commercial chemicals for over 20 years. ionicPIM is offered as a SaaS solution and the data entered by the suppliers in their ionicPIM instance remains 100% their ownership and control,” adds Cabarry.