Web-based chemical exchange system and method

A method for arranging chemical transactions comprising:

• receiving one or more files comprised of product data from a seller;
• receiving one or more files comprised of customized product offering data from a seller;
• receiving one or more files comprised of customized product pricing data from a seller;
• transmitting to a buyer one or more product offers based on customized buyer data from the buyer and the customized product offering data, customized product pricing data, and product data from the seller;
• receiving instructions from the buyer indicating a destination and a payment method;
• transmitting to the buyer hazmat information related to the product offers;
• receiving a purchase order containing a request to purchase one or more products from the buyer and transmitting the purchase order to the seller;
• receiving instructions from the seller confirming acceptance or rejection of the purchase order;
• and
• transmitting to the buyer and seller the status of the one or more products requested in the purchase order at any time.

A system for arranging chemical transactions comprising:

• a memory configured to store a plurality of modules, each module including a plurality of instructions;
• a processor coupled to the memory for executing the plurality of instructions of the plurality of modules, the modules comprising:
• a product data module configured to receive, compute, and transmit data to other modules based on product data, customized product offering data, and customized product pricing data provided by a seller;
• a buyer display module configured to display to one or more buyers the available products from the sellers based on information received from the product data module;
• a purchase module configured to receive a purchase order for one or more products from the buyer and transmit it to the seller and then transmit acceptance or rejection of the purchase order from the seller to the buyer;
• a tracking module configured to receive and transmit information about the status of the one or more products contained in the purchase order.

A computer-readable media comprising non-volatile storage with instructions thereon that, when executed by a processor, performs a method of arranging chemical transactions comprising:

• receiving one or more files comprised of product data from a seller;
• receiving one or more files comprised of customized product offering data from a seller;
• receiving one or more files comprised of customized product pricing data from a seller;
• transmitting to a buyer one or more product offers based on customized buyer data from the buyer and the customized product offering data, customized product pricing data, and product data from the seller;
• receiving instructions from the buyer indicating a destination and a payment method;
• transmitting to the buyer hazmat information related to the product offers;
• receiving a purchase order containing a request to purchase one or more products from the buyer and transmitting the purchase order to the seller;
• receiving instructions from the seller confirming acceptance or rejection of the purchase order;
• and
• transmitting to the buyer and seller the status of the one or more products requested in the purchase order at any time.