Procurement Services
Global Sourcing
Chemtex uses a comprehensive approach to source equipment, bulk materials, fabrication services, and spare parts globally. Our procurement expertise spans across a wide range of equipment for technology portfolio. We leverage our purchasing centers located in the US, India, and China to provide our customers with the most competitive costs through global vendors, without compromising on the standards of equipment quality and integrity.
Chemtex’s global procurement strategy ensures superior equipment, materials, and spare parts at the most competitive pricing.
Chemtex Procurement Goals
The main goal of the procurement group is to ensure that the equipment and materials required for the project are purchased, manufactured, inspected, expedited and delivered to the construction site within the agreed upon schedule and with highest quality.
The Chemtex technical group is responsible to provide technical support to procurement to assure the equipment and materials purchased meet the specifications and inspection is done in a satisfactory manner.
Projects typically consist of three major classes of equipment & materials:
Critical & Proprietary Equipment and Instruments that are Fabricated in Accordance with Licensor & Chemtex Designs
Commercially Available Equipment Purchased to Meet Project Specifications
Bulk Materials Such as Piping, Cable Trays, etc.
Procurement Mission
Reduce Cost of Capital Investment
Shorten Project Completion Timeline
Maintain Quality & Safety Standards
Contribute to Clients' Global Competitiveness
Protect & Enhance Proprietary Know-How
Minimize Client Resource Burden
All expediting activities are carried out by Chemtex personnel internally and controlled by Chemtex Procurement in coordination with Project Management. Chemtex assigns QC inspectors to perform inspection and expediting activities on certain major equipment. All expediting information is maintained in our Material Management System (MMS) and is available to all project personnel and management personnel.
Chemtex has inspection resources in India and China who conduct inspection and expediting visits in accordance with the inspection plan developed for a given project. Chemtex can also utilize outside inspection agencies as deemed necessary by project and/or client’s requirements, and coordinate with the client’s QC resources.
All logistics activities are carried out internally. The Chemtex Logistics Team has developed relationships with forwarding agents around the world. Our logistics group has extensive experience in shipping various sizes and quantities of equipment on a world-wide basis. Chemtex Logistics also can prepare and obtain the necessary documentation for shipping equipment such as packing lists (through our MMS), bills of lading, certificates of origin, etc.. Chemtex is experienced with a wide range of shipping/delivery arrangements from FOB, CIF, all the way to DDP final plant site.