Digitalization is taking over the industry and now WACKER Chemie is taking a part of it as well. PINPOOLS is the leading independent online platform where you can purchase HDK products from the Munich-based chemicals group. With just a few clicks, the buyers on the Marketplace can now request prices and order Wacker Chemie products directly online with PINPOOLS.
WACKER has a global network of production sites in all key regions. 14,500 employees on five continents develop innovative solutions with maximum benefit and create synergy effects for efficient cooperation. WACKER is a leader in numerous fields and industries and their products are needed in countless high-growth end-user markets such as photovoltaics, electronics, pharmaceuticals and the household/personal-care sector. In 2018, the WACKER Group generated sales worth of €4.98 billion and at the moment, it operates 24 production sites and is represented by subsidiaries and sales offices in 32 countries across Europe, the Americas and Asia.
PINPOOLS is the leading independent B2B marketplace for chemicals in Europe. The company specializes to trade chemical raw materials and has onboarded successfully suppliers and buyers across Europe within the chemical industry since the platform was launched in 2017 by Alexander and Heribert-Josef Lakemeyer. PINPOOLS has a strong position in paints and coatings, construction chemicals, cleaning and basic commodities. In July 2019, PINPOOLS has over 5000+ products and 500+ buyer and supplier companies on the platform.
Since the end of July 2019, Wacker has started to offer selected products on PINPOOLS’ Marketplace to explore and gain an experience with digital B2B trading platform. Currently, WACKER offers fumed silica products under HDK name and these can be now founded from the Marketplace.
“We at PINPOOLS are very happy to have a well-known producer like Wacker trusting us to find new customers and expand their business further” says the CEO of PINPOOLS, Alexander Lakemeyer. PINPOOLS is excited of this opportunity with WACKER and is glad to share across the industry.
