Formed by the founder John Rawson in 2006 out of a demand for commercially challenging organic intermediates the company has grown from strength to strength in the Pharmaceutical, industrial, fragrance and lithographic industries over the last years.

The founder has a lifetime experience in Asia both throughout India and along the Eastern Provinces from North to South of China and has built up a reliable professional organisation in Asian countries along with selected suppliers who support Sholkem in their sales and marketing efforts from the UK base.

Some intermediates are stored in continental Europe to reduce delivery leadtime as much as possible : Tert Butylate de potassium (CAS 865-47-4), 3-Chloro Perbenzoic Acid (CAS 937-14-4), 3-Chloro Acetyl Chloride (CAS 79-04-9). All imported products are REACH registered.