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Choosing a Chemical Warehousing Company That’s Right for You

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When it comes down to finding the best chemical   warehousing solutions   that best suit your needs, it can be a more difficult task than you may think. Why? Simple, not all warehousing companies are the same. With this in mind, this article will be informing you on what to keep in mind when you find yourself weighing your options. Below are the five key details you need to be paying attention to when it comes to different warehousing companies and their warehousing services. Top 5 Considerations Experience The first thing to consider when considering your options should be the company’s experience as well as their history in the industry. A few essentials to keep an eye out for include: How many companies they have served throughout their business? Is the company’s experience in distribution and storage of hazardous chemicals limited to a specific sector? Do they have enough experience overall? At the end of the day, you will want to choose a business partner who is well experienced i

Tips for Repackaging Liquid Chemicals

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Finding the perfect liquid packaging for chemicals is a lengthy process. Settling for the first container found or simply any container is not ideal. If products are stored in just about any random container, the likelihood of damage occurring is high. If this occurs, then   repackaging products   becomes necessary when they are taken out of storage. When it comes to the size and material used for packaging liquids, these play an immense part in the safety of chemical storage. Chemical repackaging is an essential process that needs a variety of elements to be taken into consideration, such as heat, UV rays, cold, and more. Liquid Repackaging Considerations When attempting to search for the best packaging for chemicals, it is essential to understand the properties of the chemicals. While the packaging for one solution might be a given, it may differ completely from another. Properties to take into consideration are viscosity, which is the fluidity of the chemical liquid, temperature, an

Chemical Packaging and the Global Market

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Specialty packaging solutions are constantly growing in popularity. By 2027, the market for chemical packaging will reach roughly $2.78 billion. The significant increase is accredited to the growing market. In the past few years, there has been a demand for higher valve containers, and trade of bulk solutions. With the demand for   specialty packaging solutions , the use for these services will not be going anywhere anytime soon. Chemical Packaging Market Size Businesses need specialty packaging solutions for a variety of product and capacity types. Knowing what services businesses are looking for can help third-party providers know exactly what to provide. Highly requested specialty packaging is generally desired for specialty mining chemicals, pesticides, antioxidants, water treatment chemicals, plastic additives, adhesives, construction chemicals, electronic chemicals, special coatings, and more. Noting what services are most requested can help reach a targeted audience. Additionall

Important Elements of Pharmaceutical Order Fulfillment

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  Medicine plays a vital role in the lives of many people. Picking up medicine from a local store is easy, but the delivery of medicine through order fulfillment companies is more challenging. When it comes to the shipment of pharmaceuticals, certain barriers need to be addressed, such as temperature and transportation. With the recent COVID-19 pandemic  order fulfillment services  of medications have increased in demand. Temperature Control Delivering pharmaceuticals requires more than a truck. To efficiently and safely provide product fulfillment services, carriers will need to maintain cold chain logistics to preserve the medication. Climate-controlled trucks can run a cooling unit without assistance. This unit allows for the truck to be kept at the perfect temperature for pharmaceutical shipments. Temperature control also relies on the containers to protect the medication from extreme exposure to harsh temperatures, water, or light. The factors of temperature control through transp

Third Party Logistics and Scalability

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  Strategic use of outsourcing tasks and operations can lead to long-term savings for many companies. However, choosing the wrong business partners – or choosing to perform the operations themselves when the resources and skill levels are lacking – can cripple or bankrupt a company. Companies that anticipate major changes in operations – such as expanding their customer base or anticipating strong growth – should seek a  third-party logistic company  that can scale its operations along with its clients. Octochem is one such company that can offer customized services that increase clients’ efficiency while reducing clients’ costs. Failure to Plan Is Planning to Fail Choosing the best solution requires an honest, healthy assessment of the problems and goals that the company faces. Many start-up companies will be restrained by limited resources and funds. Companies in different phases of their lifecycles will have different needs; a startup company would be less concerned with establishin

Our New Warehouse Expansion Project

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  OctoChem’s mission is to acquire and implement new capabilities and services to provide current, adaptive, and professional  warehousing solutions  to our clients. We value constant improvements and enhancements to our processes, our facilities, and our technical infrastructure, as such innovations lead directly and indirectly to lower costs, a higher variety of services we offer to clients, and unparalleled quality of service. In our efforts to provide top-tier services to our clients, we at OctoChem are expanding our warehouse operations in Vandalia. Our newest expansion – the fourth expansion in Vandalia – will add 60,000 square feet to our warehousing facilities, leaving us with a total of 180,000 square feet of state-of-the-art warehousing facilities. In addition to improving the quality of service we provide to clients, this new expansion will increase our commitment to preserving the environment by integrating Green technology. This new expansion will have heated floors and mo

The Benefits of External Warehousing

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  The storage, management, and shipping of inventory and goods can be a significant drain of a company’s time, money, and employees. And expansion efforts can be complicated or halted when a company purchases a warehouse that is not suitable for the items being stored or a warehouse whose location complicates supply and distribution operations. Lastly, the training and safety of the staff that maintains the warehouse increases a company’s costs even further. One solution is public  warehousing services  which take responsibility for the company’s storage and shipment of inventory and goods. OctoChem is a North American warehousing service that can dramatically decrease the time, costs, and frustrations associated with inventory management and distribution. The Cost and Effort Associated with Warehousing There is far more to a warehouse than treating it as a simple storage bin for items. Different industries have their own unique inventories and products, each with their own storage req