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	ChemUnity establishes four new offices, appoints new wave of Regional Commercial Managers Arnhem, The Netherlands - August, 2000 - In the course of the last month ChemUnity.com has expanded its physical presence from the Benelux and UK to the rest of Western and Central Europe, establishing offices in Germany, Italy, France, and Hungary. The new commercial managers include Christian Krummenast (previously with Vopelius chemical distribution), GianLuigi Fipilli (previously with Lyondell), Jérôme Gruson (previously with Dow Chemical), Péter Dezsényi (previously with HCI KFT chemical distribution), Gerrit van Stijn (previously with ECEM trading) and Yannick van Lith (previously with Holland Chemical International). As of September first Henning Schussmüller (previously with BP Amoco) will join as General Manager of the German branch office, covering all german speaking countries and Central Europe. The strong regional presence is necessary for promotional activities but also for reviewing the new registrars and making sure they feel comfortable using the internet for these procurement activities. "We insist on visiting all buyers personally before they place their first inquiry" indicates Frank Smit, VP commercial development. "Internet might help as a tool to increase time- and cost efficiencies, but the chemical industry still very much remains a 'people's business' where the trust extablished with face-to-face contacts cannot be replaced by a few web-banners. Users are already starting to see the first benefits of this approach." How ChemUnity.com works: Approved buyers can place inquiries, defining the product, grade, concentration and packaging they require and when and where to deliver. ChemUnity.com forwards those inquiries to all the suppliers of that specific product in efficient daily batches. Within a day a selection is made and if the best offer is within the range indicated by the buyer, the transaction - including credit insurance - is confirmed. Buyers can be sure to get an offer within a day at the best price available in the market and suppliers are able to see and respond to all inquiries reviewing them just once a day, while knowing that all payments are guaranteed. ChemUnity.com was formed late 1999 by a group of entrepreneurs with financial backing from Gilde and Optimix and has established partnerships with CSC (software) Compaq (hardware), NCM/Swiss Re (credit insurance) and Egon Zehnder (human resources). For more information ChemUnity.com Herman Rijks, CEO + 31 (0)26 3527528 hr@chemunity.com ChemUnity.com The Leading European Full-Truck-Load Chemical Commodity Solution Online