Astra Chemical (Pvt) Ltd, owned by Astra Industries Limited, markets and distributes a wide range of chemical products within Zimbabwe and the Southern Africa region Setup up by National Chemical Products South Africa in the 1980s, Astra Chemical has grown considerably. The company’s 400 products can be found in Zimbabwe’s paints, adhesive, drinkable alcohols, foods, textiles, pharmaceuticals and plastics, to name a few.

The main operations of Astra Chemical take place in Harare, with branches strategically located in Bulawayo and Chegutu.

An Alcohol distillery, that produces high quality potable spirits and absolute alcohols, is jointly owned in Hippo Valley Estates.The products manufactured at this plant frequently earn gold medals for excellence at the Brussels Monde Awards in Belgium..

Astra Chemical is an ISO 9001:2000 quality management certified company – through the Standards Association of Zimbabwe.

Astra Chemical obtained the ISO 90001:2000 Quality Management Systems, through the Standards Association of Zimbabwe. Through this certification, the company continues to supply quality products to meet the client’s requirements and ensure customer satisfaction.

To maintain an efficient network between the company’s staff and the outside network world, Astra Chemical has invested heavily in Information Technology. Using the electronic sourcing skills and representation, the company ensures its prices remain competitive.

A dedicated procurement team deals with thousands of tons of products from every continent and continually evaluates new products and sources.

Astra Chemical has an extensive network of warehouses, bulk tanks, trucks and forklifts to handle the safe storage and prompt delivery of its products to over 400 customers in Zimbabwe

It is our policy to optimize customer satisfaction through the provision of correctly specified products, delivered on time, in the right quantities, and at agreed prices.

This means:

1. We will allocate resources to ensure we meet customer, regulatory and environmental requirements, and develop a culture of continuous improvement and teamwork.

   

2. Senior management who are empowered holds regular reviews of our success in meeting customer requirements to set new quality objectives and allocate the resources required to meet these objectives.

   

3. Each person in the organization is responsible for the quality of her/his own work.

   

4. All managers have the responsibility, within their own areas, to ensure their staff understand our quality objectives and have the resources to meet these objectives.

   

5. Our Quality system is developed to achieve the standards set in ISO 9001:2000.