CHEMICAL INFORMATION SERVICES ADDS COMPREHENSIVE NEWS AND INFORMATION RESOURCE TO ITS SUITE OF DATABASE PRODUCTS

Industry Information Leaders Partner to Bring the Latest News to Users 

DALLAS, TX – October 30, 2009 - Chemical Information Services announces the release of Chemical News & Views, a new accompaniment to its family of chemical sourcing tools.  A collaboration between Chemical Information Services and ThomasNet.com, the leading industrial destination containing every conceivable industrial product or service along with related news and information.

This innovative, news distribution center enables Chemical Information Services’ customers to access current news and trends in the marketplace and search for chemical equipment while also providing a venue for discussions in every facet of the industry. 

Subscribers to Chemical Information Services Internet-format database products give them immediate access to all of the rich data now offered through this affiliation.  They can scan the Latest Industry News section for the most current headlines on company and product information.  Global chemical and pharmaceutical industry publications provide up-to-the minute news feeds and the pub-search feature takes the quest for specific, timely information to the next level.  The Equipment Search function yields information on a particular need, providing a supplier directory as well as catalogs available for a specific type of equipment.  News & Views’ Industry Forums component, while still in the beta test stage, will provide a venue for discussion of trends and events in the industry. 

“We have always strived to be the most comprehensive source of chemical and pharmaceutical information available,” said John Kuranz Vice President and Managing Director of Chemical Information Services.  “Joining forces with ThomasNet has made that vision a reality. Thanks to our new affiliation, our subscribers can tap into timely and reliable new product information. Soon we’ll be offering a platform for discussions on current happenings in the chemical industry.   Having access to current news and marketplace trends adds greater value to our database subscriptions and makes our products an even better source of accurate, complete chemical information.”

About Chemical Information Services

At the heart of the chemical industry for almost 40 years, Chemical Information Services has provided sourcing and procurement professionals in 140 countries worldwide with cutting edge information technology to find current, accurate chemical information they need to gain the edge. The Company’s products and services include structure-searchable information utilized by both end users and worldwide producers of all types of bulk chemicals as well as chemical intermediates and holders of DMFs/VMFs and Certificates of Suitability.  End users may search by raw material producers, primary contract manufacturers or by specific structure or functional group.  Suppliers and producers prospect our databases to determine new markets for their intermediates as well as worldwide users for bulk pharmaceutical ingredients. 

About ThomasNet

ThomasNet helps industrial businesses grow. They do so in two ways:

1. ThomasNet.com is the leading industrial destination containing every conceivable industrial product or service. More than one million buyers a month, including engineers and purchasing professionals, rely on ThomasNet's resource of more than 607,000 industrial companies in North America, indexed by 67,000 product and service categories. Industrial companies are listed free and can expand their presence.
2. ThomasNet helps thousands of industrial businesses (manufacturers, distributors, and service companies) improve their websites to penetrate new markets, attract new customers, improve efficiency, and ultimately increase revenues. To support their business objectives, ThomasNet's Web Solutions team offers online catalogs, CAD drawings, e-commerce capabilities and many other tools to help buyers connect and do business.

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Contact:

Sherryl Clay

Marketing Director

CHEMICAL INFORMATION SERVICES

9101 Lyndon B. Johnson Fwy., Suite 310                              

Dallas, TX  75243

s.clay@chemicalinfo.com

www.chemicalinfo.com

Phone: (214) 432-2176

Fax: (214) 349-6286