The National Association of Chemical Distributors (NACD) is an international association based in Arlington, Virginia, with a membership comprising nearly 430 chemical distribution companies and their supply chain partners. NACD members represent more than 85 percent of the chemical distribution capacity in the nation and generate 93 percent of the industry’s gross revenue.
The organization’s members, operating in nearly every U.S. state through approximately 3,400 facilities, are responsible for more than 26,000 direct jobs in the U.S. Collectively, the distribution industry is responsible for almost 137,000 direct and indirect jobs. Chemical distributors in the U.S. are predominantly small regional businesses, many of which are family owned and multigenerational – on average having 30 employees and operating under extremely low margins.