TRUSTED CHEMICAL SUPPLIER MALAYSIA

Chemicals have indeed been manufactured for thousands of years, with the history of the chemical industry dating back to ancient times. As early as 7,000 B.C., Middle Eastern artisans refined alkali and limestone for glass production, while soap production was carried out by the Phoenicians in the 6th century B.C. The Chinese developed black powder, an early form of explosive, around the 10th century A.D. During the Middle Ages, alchemists produced small quantities of chemicals, and by 1635, the Pilgrims in Massachusetts were already manufacturing saltpeter for gunpowder and chemicals used in tanning processes. However, it was in the 19th century that large-scale chemical industries first emerged.