What is Chemical Contract Manufacturing?

The term contract manufacturing is used to describe the process of one business using another separate company to manufacture products on their behalf.

There are many ways to approach contract manufacturing, but a typical process would be as described below:

A company or brand owner provides a chemical formulation to a chemical manufacturer to produce. The manufacturing company will review the formulation to assess whether they are able to effectively produce the proposed formulation. If the formulation is achievable, the contract manufacturer will proceed to blend and bottle the product if required.

It is very common for businesses to use a chemical  manufacturer like Techtron, as we possess the equipment and technical resource to efficiently produce many different products on a large scale, with speed.

Finding the right contract manufacturer for chemical products

Outsourcing chemical products manufacturing to an external company can often be a complicated process. It is hugely important to reach out to multiple chemical manufacturers and access whether they would be the right fit for your company’s present needs but you will also need to plan ahead and think about how your needs may change in the future.

It is important for you to understand the capabilities of your chemical manufacturer, you will find that most manufacturers will have a particular set of sectors they focus on, as this allows them to be more efficient producing the common products in those sectors. For example, here at Techtron we specialize in the manufacture of surfactant based products.

Below is a list of a few key areas you should be looking at when evaluating potential chemical manufacturer:

• A strong technical team is the backbone of any chemical manufacturer. You need to ensure you are working with a contract manufacturer who has experience with handling various types of chemicals.
• Clean and tidy working areas
• Accreditations, look out for manufacturers who hold an ISO certification
• Ask about their capacity, manufacturers who are near to full capacity may struggle to hit deadlines
• Communication, your manufacturing partner should be transparent on their working processes and procedures.

Why use a chemical contract manufacturer?

There are numerous benefits to working with a contract manufacturer, these can include:

• Increased production output – Contract manufacturing facilities are specifically designed to produce products at speed.
• Time efficiency – This is not just due to being able to produce products at a quicker rate, some contract manufacturers like ourselves will adopt your supply chain. This will allow you and your team more time to work on driving business forward whilst we handle your full production with our turnkey service.
• Cost savings – faster blending equipment and efficient filling lines allow a contract manufacturer to produce products at a low cost.If you are currently producing products in-house, you are likely to be able to reduce your overheads.
• Technical expertise – If possible, have a contact within the technical team, they can provide so much insight into your product and can work to reformulate and improve your products.
• Industry knowledge – contract manufactures work within your industry day-in day-out, they might be able to help you gain some insight into trends or make recommendations.

The contract manufacturing process

The process of working with a contract manufacturer is similar for most companies who offer chemical co packing. Though some contract manufacturers may only deal with a limited section of the full process.

The basic process can be split into the below steps:

• Product design / product formulation
• Contract chemical blending
• Bottle filling
• Product Labelling
• Product dispatch

Enquire now about chemical contract manufacturing!

At Techtron, we offer a full end-to-end contract manufacturing services, so you can join our manufacturing process at any point. Call or email us today to learn more about our services.