ChemIndustry.com Launches German and French Search Service; World's Largest Chemical Search Engine Unveils European Strategy.Business Editors PASADENA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 25, 2000 ChemIndustry.com, (www.chemindustry.com) the largest provider of Web-based specialized spe·cial·ize v. spe·cial·ized, spe·cial·iz·ing, spe·cial·iz·es v.intr. 1. To pursue a special activity, occupation, or field of study. 2. search services for the $1.6 trillion worldwide chemical and related industries, has launched French and German language search services at de.chemindustry.com and de.chemindustry.com, Daniel Fishman, ChemIndustry.com's chief executive officer announced today. "This is the next step in our strategy to create a truly international service with a focus on Europe and Asia," Fishman said. Last month, ChemIndustry.com launched a Chinese language service at china.chemindustry.com. Europe represents about 37 percent of the world chemical market and is the home to many of the industry's largest companies. "As the largest region in the chemical industry marketplace, we are committed to localizing our services to maximize its effectiveness for European users," said Fishman. "ChemIndustry.com is a global, multilingual mul·ti·lin·gual adj. 1. Of, including, or expressed in several languages: a multilingual dictionary. 2. operation." Twenty-five percent of ChemIndustry.com traffic comes from outside the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . In addition to launching German and French language services, ChemIndustry.com is working with consultants throughout Europe, with operations based in Belgium. Its efforts are guided by an editorial board made up of international experts with experience in industry and academia. Among the editors with experience in the European chemical industry are Dr. Claudio Puebla, a senior researcher for Ciba Specialty Chemicals “Ciba” redirects here. For the pre-1971 company, see Novartis. Ciba Specialty Chemicals is a chemical company based in and near Basel, Switzerland. It was formed as the non-pharmaceuticals elements of Novartis were spun out in 1997, following the merger in the in Germany, Dr. Thierry Michon, formerly an enzymologist en·zy·mol·o·gy n. The branch of science that deals with the biochemical nature and activity of enzymes. en for the National Center for Scientific Research in France, Dr. Sofiane Ouaguenouni, who received his Ph.D. in theoretical physics from the University of Paris, Dr. Paul Heelis, a professor of chemistry at Chester College in the United Kingdom and Rolf Claessen, founder of a pioneering German Chemical Industry Web site. "We have assembled a team with deep experience in Europe," said Fishman. "They are developing a service that will be the first choice for search and referral services." Founded in April 1999, ChemIndustry.com currently has more than 32,000 separate entries representing 20,000 distinct Web sites in its database, making it the largest specialized search service for chemical and allied professionals on the Web. Traffic at the ChemIndustry.com database is increasing approximately 10 percent a week. The company licenses its search box to leading Web sites in the industries it serves, which include the chemical, petrochemical petrochemical, any one of a large group of chemicals derived from a component of petroleum or natural gas. The cracking processes for manufacturing gasoline produce vast quantities of gaseous hydrocarbons. , agrochemical agrochemical Any chemical used in agriculture, including chemical fertilizers, herbicides, and insecticides. Most are mixtures of two or more chemicals; active ingredients provide the desired effects, and inert ingredients stabilize or preserve the active ingredients or aid , pharmaceutical, biochemical bi·o·chem·is·try n. 1. The study of the chemical substances and vital processes occurring in living organisms; biological chemistry; physiological chemistry. 2. , coatings, and dyes marketplaces. |
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