Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/vgpp38/global_chemical) has announced the addition of the "2013 Report on the International Chemical Distribution Market - Forecasts to 2016" report to their offering.

With growing concerns over environmental issues and frequent enquiries by consumers about products that are sustainably produced, many chemical distributors are focusing on adopting sustainability principles in their operations. For instance, many distributors have identified a reduction in carbon emissions as one of their top priorities.

Ensuring sustainability practices in their operation helps the chemical distributors maintain credibility among their suppliers. Distributors are an important link in the supply chain and suppliers expect their distributors to have policies and procedures in place to ensure proper management of their products through to end-use.

The rise in demand from the APAC region remains the main growth driver for the chemical distribution market. Supported by strong economic growth, the APAC region has seen a shift in consumers' demand for higher quality and more varied products.

Further, the report states that one of the major challenges in this market is the increasingly stringent health and environmental regulations. Stringent rules and legislations translate into increased compliance costs for the distributors.

The study was conducted using an objective combination of primary and secondary information including inputs from key participants in the industry. The report contains a comprehensive market and vendor landscape in addition to a SWOT analysis of the key vendors.

Key Topics Covered:

1. Executive Summary

2. List of Abbreviations

3. Introduction

4. Market Research Methodology

5. Scope of the Report

6. Market Landscape

7. Market Segmentation

8. Geographical Segmentation

9. Vendor Landscape

10. Buying Criteria

11. Market Growth Drivers

12. Drivers and their Impact

13. Market Challenges

14. Impact of Drivers and Challenges

15. Market Trends

16. Key Vendor Analysis

17. Other Reports in this Series

Companies Mentioned:

  • Azelis Holding S.A.
  • Barentz B.V.
  • Biesterfeld AG
  • Brenntag AG
  • Helm AG
  • ICC Chemicals Inc.
  • IMCD Group
  • Nexeo Solutions Holdings LLC
  • Omya AG.
  • Univar Inc.

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