For quantities beyond catalogue pack sizes, whether drums of solvent, tonnes of an inorganic salt or multi-kilogram lots of an intermediate or API, we offer a bulk sourcing service built around specification matching and clear documentation.
How bulk sourcing works
- Tell us your requirement. Product, CAS number, grade or specification, quantity per shipment, annual volume if known, packaging preference and destination.
- We qualify the source. We identify manufacturers able to meet the specification and review their current lot data and documentation.
- Sample and approve. Where you need to qualify the material, we supply a pre-shipment or representative sample with its COA for your own testing.
- Quotation and contract terms. We quote price, Incoterm, packing, lead time and validity. For repeat volumes we can discuss scheduled deliveries.
- Dispatch with documents. Each shipment travels with its COA, SDS and the full set of export documents.
What we typically source in bulk
- APIs and bulk drugs for formulation development and commercial supply, with the regulatory documentation the manufacturer can provide
- Pharma intermediates, key starting materials and building blocks
- Solvents in drums or IBCs, in technical, pharmacopoeial or high-purity grades
- Inorganic salts, oxides, acids and bases
- Water-treatment chemicals, surfactants, chelating agents and catalysts
Consistency between lots
With bulk supply, lot-to-lot consistency matters as much as the specification itself. Once a source is approved, we aim to keep supply on that source and tell you in advance if a change of manufacturer, site or route becomes necessary, so that you can decide whether requalification is needed. Each lot is supplied with its own Certificate of Analysis, never a generic one.
Packaging options
Depending on the product and its hazard classification, bulk packaging can include HDPE or steel drums, fibre drums with liners, bags, IBCs and UN-approved combination packaging for dangerous goods. Palletisation, shrink-wrapping and marking to your requirements can be arranged.
Documentation for regulated use
If the material will be used in a regulated product, tell us at the enquiry stage. For APIs and excipients, this may mean requesting access to a Drug Master File or Certificate of Suitability held by the manufacturer, a residual solvents statement under ICH Q3C, an elemental impurities risk assessment under ICH Q3D, or a nitrosamine risk statement. What is available depends on the manufacturer, and we will confirm it in writing before you place an order rather than after.
Request a bulk quotation
Send your specification and volumes to query@vaqorachemicals.com. If you already have an approved specification or quality agreement template, include it and we will confirm which points can be met.