# Agilis

> Agilis (Agilis Chemicals Inc., dba Agilis Commerce) is a Newark, New Jersey SaaS company that helps chemical, plastics and ingredients producers and distributors digitize their commercial product data and launch branded digital commerce portals in weeks rather than years. Founded in 2016 by former BASF and Shell executive Jay Bhatia, its platform - spanning product information management, digital catalogs, customer self-service hubs and the Alchemist AI suite - gives suppliers an AI-ready data foundation and a modern buyer experience. Customers include BASF, Evonik, Westlake and Wanhua, and in 2025 Agilis partnered with supply-chain network Elemica to build the chemical industry's first end-to-end digital commerce and execution platform.

- **Founded:** 2016
- **Headquarters:** Newark, New Jersey, United States
- **Founders:** Jay Bhatia (Founder & CEO)
- **Team size:** ~43 employees
- **Products:** Product Information Management (ionicPIM), Digital Product Catalogs, Customer Hub / Customer Portal, Commerce Hub, Alchemist AI
- **Notable:** Digitized 480,000+ chemical SKUs across the platform, Enabled 98% faster data access for suppliers using its PIM, 45% of customer document requests self-served via Customer Hub

## Products & services

- **Product Information Management (ionicPIM)** — Cloud PIM built for the chemical industry that centralizes product data, specs, regulatory documents and digital assets into a single source of truth. Launched with partner SpecialChem.
- **Digital Product Catalogs** — Searchable, SEO-optimized product discovery interfaces that let buyers find and explore chemical products online.
- **Customer Hub / Customer Portal** — Branded self-service portal where customers access documents, product data and account information without contacting a sales rep.
- **Commerce Hub** — Transaction and ordering platform that adds quoting, ordering and ERP/CRM integration to supplier portals.
- **Alchemist AI** — Suite of AI-powered solutions - including AI search and virtual assistants - for customer engagement, developed with pilot customer Evonik.

## Achievements

- Digitized 480,000+ chemical SKUs across the platform
- Enabled 98% faster data access for suppliers using its PIM
- 45% of customer document requests self-served via Customer Hub
- Reported 60% increase in sales from existing customers and 83% increase in qualified leads for portal users
- Signed global chemical majors including BASF, Evonik, Westlake and Wanhua
- Launched the chemical industry's first integrated digital commerce and supply-chain execution platform with Elemica (2025)

## Latest updates

- **2025-09** — Agilis and Elemica launched the chemical industry's first integrated solution connecting digital commerce with supply-chain execution.
- **2024-01** — Agilis unveiled Alchemist, a suite of AI-powered customer-engagement solutions, with Evonik as pilot customer.
- **2022-01** — Agilis and SpecialChem launched ionicPIM, a chemical-industry product information management system.

## Links

- Website: https://agiliscommerce.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/agilis-commerce

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Last updated: 2026-07-22