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[August 2000]
Ceramicsources.com Matches Buyers with Sellers
Introducing www.ceramicsources.com, the first web-based e-marketplace for the global ceramic and glass industries. Using a model that matches buyers and sellers on a dynamic and real time basis, customers can both list and procure products from anywhere in the $200 billion dollar global ceramics and glass market.
The benefits to both buyers and sellers will be enormous. Users will save time and money by virtually eliminating time-consuming paperwork through seamless negotiation-to-transaction purchasing while reducing overall marketing and procurement costs at the same time.
Industry buyers will appreciate the number of ways that CeramicSources.com helps find what companies need. The site's auction feature allows bids on finished products or excess inventory. Prospective buyers may also submit a request for quotes (RFQ) to qualified suppliers all over the world with a single electronic requisition form. Users of CeramicSources.com's information centers will find material database consists of over hundreds of ceramic and other engineering materials, real-time currency conversion rates, unit conversion tool, and industry-specific articles, event calendar, and newsfeeds.
Sellers can also take advantage of CeramicSources.com's unique features. Those offering products will be able to retrieve buyer and vendor credit and performance ratings online - even if the buyers are international. The site also features a currency converter that will convert any of 167 currencies in eight languages on the spot. Finally, when the deal is completed and ready to ship, freight companies will compete to bid for the delivery charges in real time, using a freight logistics company that has relationships with over 60 carriers. To save paperwork for individual companies, the site will also feature the ability to save all requisition information for any transaction.
Because of the unique environment of the internet, sellers will also have the valuable opportunity to market their products and services to companies around the world at a fraction of the traditional cost. The website allows logo and brochure listings, as well as several types of banner ads for pennies a day.
As part of their strategy to be a comprehensive e-marketplace, CeramicSources.com will offer several other features that users will find helpful, including a classifieds section that will feature a wide selection of products from the entire industry. The site will also be a valuable source for all the latest ceramic and glass industry news. By partnering with leading trade magazines and journals, CeramicSources.com will provide users with the latest information and trends in the industry, as well as links to major events and trade shows.
The best part of CeramicSources.com is that it costs nothing to join. Membership is completely free and allows any registered user to access all of its features. The only fee will be a commission based on the dollar amount of each confirmed transaction. There are absolutely no other costs.
Contact Daniel Kim, Director of Communications at ddk@ceramicsources.com for more information.
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