The fifth edition of the Chemical Industry Digest Directory 2002 was released, in print and CD version last week. The print edition consists of 884 pages and is presented in an easy-to-refer manner. A user-friendly search engine powers the CD.

The Directory, the standard reference medium for all process industries, is a practical database that will serve the sourcing needs of diverse functional areas in process industries ranging from purchase, marketing, production, R&D, finance, project management to business development.

There are 6000 updated addresses in the Directory with several sub-sections. The Directory is published by Blockdale, publishers of bimonthly journal, Chemical Industry Digest. The Directory 2002 contains the following.

Directories of Manufacturers of:

1. Chemicals
2. Plant & Equipment
3. Accessories
4. Pumps
5. Valves
6. Instruments
7. Safety Equipment

And Directories of:

1. Consultancy Engg. & Contracting Cos.
2. Inspection Agencies
3. R&D Organizations
4. Trade & Professional Associations
5. Environment Section Containing Details of: - Pollution Control Boards, Testing Laboratories, Directorates of Industrial Safety and other Environmental Bodies
6. ISO 9000 & ISO 14000 Certifying Bodies
7. Finance & Venture Capital Organizations
8. CAD & Software Companies.
9. Educational Institutes:- Engg & Technical Institutes/Universities
10. Insurance Companies
11. Infrastructure Organizations:- Port Trusts, Storage Facility Companies International Chambers of Commerce & Chemical Industry Associations Worldwide.