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[*] posted on 25-9-2013 at 11:32
Sources for Chemical Reagents in Canada


Hey guys,
I am a chemistry enthusiast living in Canada, and for all my purchases to date I have used prolabscientific.com and newhorizonsscientific.ca as chemical sources. I was wondering if any Canadian members could help me in noting other sources as I find the aforementioned sites somewhat limited and expensive (but top quality). Are there any other useful online chemical suppliers in Canada?
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[*] posted on 25-9-2013 at 12:35


eBay, Elemental Ecientific... HMS Beagle... Depends what you are looking for. By UTFSE you can find a few other useful threads I am sure.
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[*] posted on 25-9-2013 at 12:42


They are not located in Canada Mail. It seams our supplier list is very short here in Canada comparated to other countries.



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[*] posted on 25-9-2013 at 13:23


They ship internationally. Some items are not available due to HAZMAT issues- otherwise all of the companies I mentioned above do business with Canadians. Check with them first if course, but I have dealt with all the above mentioned, no problem! Not everything can be sent via regular post mind you...

Even when ordering from those companies some things are Not sent via Canada Post due to postal restrictions. They tend to use DHL, DICOM, FedEx, etc

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[*] posted on 25-9-2013 at 15:45


From my experience with HMS Beagle, they do not seem to be able to ship even mildly "hazardous" chemicals to Canada. I sent a message to Elemental Scientific regarding their shipping to Canada, but I got a prompt reply that the only way I could order from them was to ship it to a friend in the states, then pick it up. I am thinking of a source within Canada (there don't seem to be many) that would be able to ship a relatively wide variety of reagents without problem. I have searched the forum, but the only Canadian sources I find mentioned are, the previously mentioned, Prolabscientific and NewHorizons. Any other suggestions? It seems that I may have to stick with Prolab after all. Thanks for the replys

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[*] posted on 29-11-2013 at 11:25


You may want to try Alphachem:
http://alphachem.ca/index.php

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[*] posted on 29-11-2013 at 12:25


Damn, elemental used to ship to Canada.....

Perhaps a mail-forwarding service like earthclassmail.com would work here?
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[*] posted on 29-11-2013 at 18:56


Yea, alphachem is a great option. Found them just a little bit ago and realized that their warehouse was right near my area! They don't display prices on their website, you need to request a quote, and they are somewhat pricey. However, their selection is unbelievable and quality is great.
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[*] posted on 13-4-2014 at 13:33


Does anyone ordered from alphachem online? I mean without driving to the warehouse? How was it?



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