Between 1930 and 2000 global production of man-made chemicals increased from 1 million to 400 million tonnes each year. While no-one would deny that some chemicals bring significant benefits to society - through their use in healthcare for example - unfortunately some chemicals are damaging wildlife and people, and we still don't know enough about their long-term effects. It would be impossible to conceive of a world without man-made chemicals. The number of chemicals currently available, and the volumes in which they are produced, are astonishing.

The associated problem is the phenomenon increase on the amount of hazardous waste generated. Almost 60 kg of hazardous waste is generated a year for every single person in the world. We produce 400 million tons of hazardous waste each year - almost 13 tons a second globally. Hazardous wastes are wastes that can cause substantial harm to our health and the environment.

Yet many of these waste generated were excess / surplus inventories of usable chemicals, that were disposed, either to make way for fresh stocks or due to poor inventory management. These chemicals could still be salvaged and used, rather than being disposed. Disposal of these chemicals does not make economical sense nor provide any benefits to our environment.

We, at Chem-Outlet.com, would like to make a contribution to the community by bridging the gap between supply and demand of these chemical inventories.