The company, which handles a range of products related to the chemical and petroleum world on behalf of third parties, aims to make its entry into the pharmaceutical sector as well
Dama Chemical began its operations in 1980 when the current ownership took over the company from the previous one, transforming it from a storage and handling depot for diesel fuel and gasoline, into a depot for the handling and storage of lubricating, industrial, and engine additive oils. Telling us the specifics of the reality is Luca Doldi, managing director.
A wide range of products and services…
«Over the years, the company has implemented its services coming to have a full range in the most diverse fields of chemicals, petrochemicals and petroleum. We then also embrace the vegetable oil sector, that is, those oils derived from the processing of raw materials (cashew oil, palm oil, sunflower oil), of which we have a part dedicated to storage. In fact, we can store both bulk products, those that arrive by road by tanker truck, and those packaged in various types of packaging. Currently, among the services offered and products handled we have: industrial oils, lubricants, and hydraulic oils; additives intended for carburetion and combustion, improving the performance of diesel and gasoline; production of denaturants for heating oil and agricultural diesel (dyes that go into the coloring of diesel fuel to identify the type of product to be used within the specific sector); products related to industrial detergents; specific additives for engine oils; and 38 11 9000 additives intended for the carburetion sector with a wide variety of uses. In addition, we produce blends and products commissioned to us by our customers through their recipes: we receive the bases, blend them, and package them or ship them in bulk. As for logistics, on the other hand, we can either provide logistical support by relying on carriers known to us, or let customers choose their own channel for shipments».
What are the qualities that characterize Dama Chemical?
«Being a small company but with a lot of experience, we are very flexible and able to embrace our customers’ needs to solve them in the best way and as quickly as possible. We have a lot of empathy and are very open to dialogue: we study together with customers the orders that are proposed to us, always trying to find the best solution. In addition, our employees are competent and highly professional. We care a lot about training, updating, and we continuously follow what are the regulatory evolutions, giving an excellent service and always updated on what are the dynamics and changes within the reference sector».
Dama Chemical ‘s typical customers are oil, petrochemical and chemical majors: Tamoil, q8, Total, Eni, Italmatch Chemicals, Dork Ketal and others. The production hub of the company, which has 25 tanks intended for the storage of chemicals and lubricating oils, 25 tanks in the fiscal warehouse, is a large facility located in Limbiate, in the province of Monza Brianza. The reality is certified ISO 9001 (in 1991 they were the sixth to have it) and ISO 14001, inherent to environmental aspects; ISO 45 001, on the other hand, is under evaluation.
Future goals include operating in the cosmetic/nutraceutical and pharmaceutical sectors…
«We are also beginning to take an interest in the cosmetic, nutraceutical and pharmaceutical sectors, and are considering a medium- to long-term project to have storage and production warehouses in this sector as well, which we will probably enter within two years. From October 8 to 10, we attended the Cosmetics and Pharmaceuticals Exhibition (CPHI) in Rho. From there we started to move as a company to capture the needs of the market».
Entering the cosmetic/nutraceutical and pharmaceutical industry is certainly a complex challenge, but Dama Chemical likes to put itself to the test; that’s what life is all about.
Watch the TV interview on Business24
