If they choose, companies even have the ability to exclude specific companies from a list of potential participants. PolymerSite also features a highly interactive tool that informs the buyers by e-mail when materials they need are available, Charles said. Likewise, it informs the sellers by e-mail when buyers have posted requests for materials they can supply. PolymerSite's strength lies in its explicit devotion to the plastics industries, according to Wilkes. We don't offer chemicals for other industries.
Plastics is our specific area of expertise.
Many of our employees have a very strong background in the plastics industry. Charles agrees and expects members of the plastics industry to embrace the technology. Both sites feature news, discussion groups, classified ads and thousands of links to industry web sites. In February, PolySort and PolymerSite announced merger plans during an e-commerce conference in Las Vegas, sponsored by the Society of the Plastics Industry's Molders Division.