OEMAchem reports strong start to year

OEMAchem has enjoyed a record-breaking start to the year with rising demand from the maritime sector after supplying 150 tonnes of marine chemicals for 17 vessels on four continents in the first month of the year.

Based at Totton in Southampton, the growing firm’s services include the specialist manufacture, test, analysis, supply, and monitoring of chemicals.

“We enjoyed a record-breaking January in terms of revenue and activity, with demand from the marine sector continuing to strengthen,” says Managing Director, Mark Chiverton.

“This has been partly due to our ability to provide chemical solutions to help shipping meet increasingly stringent nitrous oxide (NOx) abatement regulations aimed at cutting air pollutant emissions.

“More generally, it can also be credited to our capacity to provide a wide range of managed services and solutions for everything onboard from swimming pools and spas to engineering and waste treatment.

“Many operators in the cruise, freight, tanker, and container sectors are seeking greater value and efficiencies, which we are able to provide globally as well as domestically.”

During the first month of the year OEMAchem provided services for cruise line clients in the Americas, Asia, Europe and Australia – in Barbados, Singapore, Southampton, and Melbourne.

OEMAchem manufactures and supplies more than 400 chemicals for such uses as waste oil and water treatment, solvent cleaners, biocides, and sanitisation. The firm uses cutting edge technology for its independent analytical and testing services in the laboratory and on site in a variety of environments.

Regulations have been introduced to make the marine sector cut greenhouse gas emissions such as NOx and sulphur dioxide. Chemical processes which ‘clean’ engine exhaust emissions before they are released into the atmosphere are among the methods to make vessels greener and cleaner.