What is the difference between process chemicals, functional chemical and commodity chemicals and what does Paradigm supply?
Process chemicals are generally products that are added to a manufacturing process to make the process more efficient or to prevent some detrimental side effect. They generally do not impact the final product being produced.
Functional chemicals are additives that impart some attribute to the product being manufactured. Both functional and process chemicals are considered “specialties” because they require unique knowledge and experience in order to apply and monitor them correctly.
Commodity chemicals are additives that have virtually exact specifications regardless of who makes them and require no special experience to apply. They are generally mass produced and are differentiated only by price. Paradigm specializes in both process and functional chemicals.
