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Press Release ECE/TRADE/00/6

Geneva, 28 April 2000

 

Comprehensive guide to chemicals and chemical suppliers in Europe

UN/ECE publishes 3-volume Directory of Chemical Producers and Products

One of the most widely used publications of the Chemical Industry Programme of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN/ECE) is the Directory of Chemical Producers and Products. This year the UN/ECE, in cooperation with Hamlet Information Services Ltd. of the UK, has produced a three-volume, 1,500 page exhaustive listing of over 40,000 chemicals - including generic, common and trade names - with extensive cross-referencing and CAS and EINECS indexes. The extended geographic coverage of the new Directory of Chemicals and Suppliers in Europe ranges from Iceland to Kyrgyzstan, including some forty countries. Earlier editions of this work covered just the Mediterranean and eastern and central Europe, listing a limited number of suppliers.

Special attention has been paid to the countries in transition in eastern and central Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States, where both merchants and producers are listed with up-to-date contact data. Western European data are also very complete, and virtually any chemical or chemical product available in Europe can be identified and a supplier found.

The UN/ECE aims to assist countries in transition in accessing markets around the world. Enterprise development is one of the key aims of the UN/ECE, and this project aids the development of chemical firms in transition countries, particularly in the eastern part of the UN/ECE region. The Directory informs potential clients of the existence and capabilities of supplier companies in these countries; such information is difficult to obtain anywhere else. It also provides all contact information needed for western European companies as well.

The Directory is available through the usual United Nations agencies in most countries, or direct from:

United Nations Publications Tel.: +41 22 917 2613
Sales and Marketing Section Fax: +41 22 917 0027
Palais des Nations, Room C-113 E-mail: [email protected]
CH - 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland

quoting the title, Directory of Chemicals and Suppliers in Europe, Sales Number GV.E.00.0.1 (ISBN 92-1-101022-5). The publication is priced at US$ 350, plus handling and postage for the set of 3 volumes.

Technical questions concerning the Directory should be addressed to:

Mr. Howard Hornfeld Tel.: +41 22 917 3254
Programme Coordinator for the Fax: +41 22 917 0178
Chemical Industry E-mail: [email protected]
United Nations Economic Commission
for Europe (UN/ECE)
Palais des Nations, Room 429-3
CH - 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland

 

 

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