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By definition, fine chemicals are complex, pure substances produced under exacting specifications. These chemicals stand as a middle-man between the other two subdivisions of the wider chemical industry, with commodity chemical manufacturers serving as supplier on one side, and specialty chemical manufacturers serving as customer on the other. The differences between commodity, fine, and specialty chemicals can be likened to the differences between commodity crops like rice, delicacies like caviar, and Michelin star dishes: commodity chemicals are produced on a large scale for low prices, fine chemicals are manufactured in much smaller amounts sold for much higher prices, and specialty chemicals are compounds of fine and commodity chemical “ingredients” mixed together in specific proportions to serve one specific purpose.
The majority share of the fine chemicals industry is devoted to the life sciences, with pharmaceutical active ingredients comprising approximately 60% of the total market share and agrochemicals accounting for another 20%. The final 20% of the market is widely diversified, including food and beverage ingredients and electronic chemicals. Companies in this industry must be diversified and flexible; when products are manufactured in very limited quantities, a large portfolio of offerings is necessary to remain competitive. Partially because of the rigor in the FDA’s approval process, innovation in fine chemicals looks primarily at operating procedures and developing new formulations of existing products to decrease expenses.
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As a bestselling author of The Right Hire and a highly-experienced practitioner, Patrick Ropella developed the SMART Search System®, regarded as one of the most well-respected, talent-centric executive search solutions available.
Patrick, Thank you for all that you and Ropella do for Dow. The processes and systems you have applied (from The Right Hire) while working with Dow have proved very valuable over many years of service.
Chairman and CEO
The Dow Chemical Company
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Procter & Gamble
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Arsenal Capitol Partners
Ropella is probably one of the best vendor partners that I have ever worked with - just in terms of the quality of search that was done. It was fun, thorough and overall a great experience.
Talent Scout - Materials Development Innovation
Nike
Our new Vice President of Sales and Marketing has just finished his first week...It appears that we could have not have made a better choice. Your assistance in guiding us through the thought processes that led into our final selection was invaluable. Congratulations on a job well done!
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