USE CASE

Structure Reliable Raw Materials Master Data at Scale

Centralize, structure and maintain Raw Materials Master Data to reduce sourcing costs, improve compliance, accelerate R&D and enable AI-driven innovation.

Designed for organizations managing large volumes of chemicals and materials across suppliers, sites and business units.

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ionicPIM is the result of 20+ years of experience in building the largest online catalogs of commercially available chemicals (5,800+ suppliers, 350k products)

ionicPIM brings unique benefits

All the capabilities of a standard PIM system, plus special features for chemical producers and distributors

About the product
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Designed for business users to create and operate

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Built-in chemical data models

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Producer - distributor PIM-to-PIM connection

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Chemical-specific nomenclatures

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Multi-industry product views

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Direct data export with SpecialChem

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Integration with Agilis Digital Commerce platform

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Support with product data input and maintenance

Powered by Agilis & SpecialChem

An information system designed BY and FOR chemical industry professionals

ionicPIM is the product of collaboration between SpecialChem, the world’s leading material selection platform, and Agilis, the premier provider of digital commerce solutions for the chemical industry. Both companies were founded by seasoned industry professionals with decades of experience working for companies such as Arkema and BASF, with the explicit mission of bringing digital buying, selling, promoting, and product information management practices to chemical producers and distributors.

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THE CHALLENGE

Raw Materials data is fragmented, difficult to maintain and rarely ready for scale  

Across chemical and material-intensive organizations, Raw Materials information is often:
 
  • scattered across departments, plants and systems
  • stored in spreadsheets, PDFs and local files
  • inconsistent across suppliers and regions
  • incomplete or not fully digitized
  •  difficult to leverage for procurement, R&D, compliance and AI initiatives
As organizations grow, this creates operational inefficiencies, procurement risks and limited visibility across the business.
 
Teams spend more time searching, validating and reconciling data than using it strategically.
 

THE SOLUTION

Build a Scalable Raw Materials Master Data Foundation  

 ionicPIM combines chemical-specific Product Information Management software, SpecialChem Data Services and regulatory intelligence to help organizations build, govern and continuously improve Raw Materials Master Data. 

 

Chemical-Specific Raw Materials Data Model

Centralize and govern Raw Materials information within a data model designed specifically for chemicals and materials.

Key Capabilities

  • Raw Materials Master Data repository
  • Chemical-specific data model
  • Supplier and substance management
  • Controlled taxonomies and classifications
  • Governance workflows
  • Product Master Data shared across procurement, R&D and regulatory teams

Business Value

Create one trusted Raw Materials Master Data repository supporting regulation, R&D, procurement, AI initiatives and operational systems.

 

Regulatory-Ready Raw Materials Data

 Manage regulatory information directly at the Raw Materials level with complete traceability. 

 

Key Capabilities

  • Substance composition and confidential information
  • REACH, TSCA, FDA and global regulatory status
  • Supplier-specific and market-specific constraints
  • Compliance guidelines linked to applications
  • Regulatory documentation
  • Continuous updates from SpecialChem regulatory data feeds
  • Positive and negative lists
  • Brand and retailer restrictions

Business Value

Reduce compliance risks while ensuring continuously updated regulatory information across markets and business units.

Clean Data for R&D and AI

Reliable innovation starts with reliable Raw Materials data.

Key Capabilities

  • Standardized physical, chemical and functional attributes
  • Application and performance characteristics
  • Controlled vocabularies and taxonomies
  • Version history
  • Data Edition and Maintenance Services
  • Integration of customer data with SpecialChem Master Catalogs

Business Value

Accelerate formulation, improve material selection, enable AI-assisted R&D and continuously optimize cost, performance and sustainability.

 

Procurement & Operations

Optimize sourcing strategies using governed Raw Materials Master Data.

Key Capabilities

  • Alternative and replacement materials
  • Second-source identification
  • Duplicate detection
  • Portfolio rationalization
  • Supplier comparison
  • ERP and supply chain-ready data
  • Standardized packaging and logistics attributes

Business Value

Reduce Raw Materials costs, simplify procurement, enable grouped purchasing across sites, improve quality governance and strengthen supply chain performance.

 

The Results

From Fragmented Raw Materials Data to Strategic Business Value

Reduced Raw Materials Costs

Identify alternatives, second sources and grouped purchasing opportunities across suppliers and business units.

Reduced Compliance Risks

Maintain continuously updated regulatory information with full traceability.

Accelerated Innovation

Enable R&D teams to find, compare and evaluate Raw Materials more efficiently.

AI-Ready Data

Build the trusted Raw Materials Master Data required for AI-driven innovation.

Enterprise-Wide Quality

Standardize Raw Materials information and quality management across all plants and business units.

Operation Efficiency

Reduce manual data management while improving ERP, procurement and supply chain processes.

Why ionicPIM
Built for Chemical & Materials Complexity

Unlike generic MDM or procurement solutions, ionicPIM combines chemical-specific Product Master Data software, SpecialChem Data Services, regulatory intelligence and AI-assisted operations to help organizations build, govern and continuously improve Raw Materials Master Data at scale.

We combine

  • Chemical-specific Raw Materials data models
  • Product Master Data expertise
  • Data Edition & Enrichment Services
  • SpecialChem Master Catalogs
  • Regulatory intelligence
  • AI-assisted operations
Helping organizations transform fragmented Raw Materials information into a strategic asset for procurement, R&D, compliance and AI.
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