Morsa publishes this guide. Morsa is not a chemical ERP; it is software with an AI agent that works in your ERP, email and Teams; it checks hazmat paperwork before receiving.
Quick answer
Coatings, adhesives or specialty chemicals, one system for everything: Deacom (section below).
Keeping your accounting system: BatchMaster, which adds process manufacturing to existing financials, including as an add-on inside SAP Business One [3][4].
Chemicals plus nutraceuticals, with version-controlled formulas: Aptean ProcessPro Edition [5].
Several countries or currencies: Sage X3 [15].
You also distribute chemicals: Datacor [8].
Small blender with a few fixed formulas: a general ERP with lot tracking, such as Katana from $359 a month, plus a separate SDS tool; Katana’s chemical page does not mention SDS or GHS [9].
Users to price: about 15 for a 90-person plant (our estimate, below).
Deacom ERP: what it covers, who it fits, cost and limits
Question | Deacom |
|---|---|
What it covers | Batch processing, formulas, supply chain planning, MES and scheduling, warehouse and lots, QC specs and certificates of analysis, GHS and SDS documents, sales, accounting and financial reporting, in one cloud ERP [1] |
Who it fits | Chemical, paint, ink, coatings, adhesives and sealants makers, among other batch industries; ECI says it runs several sites on one system [1] |
Cost | Not published. ERP Research reports $100 to $200 a user a month with every module and support in the subscription [2] |
Timeline | ERP Research reports $50,000 to $400,000 to implement over 4 to 8 months [2] |
Limits | ERP Research lists a smaller vendor with limited global presence, no field service or asset management, basic HR, project management and e-commerce, and a weaker fit for discrete manufacturing [2] |
Deacom.com now redirects to ECI Software Solutions, which sells it [1]. ERP Research does not say how it builds its figures, so treat them as a budget range and get a written quote.
What chemical manufacturing software must do
Need | What to see in the demo |
|---|---|
Formulas | Percent or weight formulas with versions and approval; scale a 1,000 kg formula to 3,800 kg in one step |
Raw material strength (solids %) | Raw material lots carry their tested solids, and the batch adjusts itself (worked example below) |
Lots and expiry | Trace from a raw lot to every customer shipment, and back, in under a minute |
QC and certificates | Test specs per product, results per batch, a certificate of analysis printed from them |
SDS and GHS labels | A 16-section SDS and a label with all six required elements, from the formula |
VOC content | Grams of VOC per liter for each product, from the formula, for the label and the state limit |
Regulatory volumes | Pounds by substance per site and year, for TSCA reporting |
Hazmat shipping | The shipping paper description built from the item, not typed |
Batch cost and yield | Actual against standard cost per batch, including losses |
Worked example: adjusting a batch for raw material solids
A 1,000 kg adhesive batch calls for 400 kg of resin solution at 50% solids, which is 200 kg of resin, plus 350 kg of filler and 250 kg of solvent.
The resin lot on the floor tests at 48% solids. To get the same 200 kg of resin, the batch needs 200 / 0.48 = 416.7 kg of that lot. Those extra 16.7 kg of resin solution bring 16.7 kg more solvent with them, so add 16.7 kg less free solvent: 233.3 kg. Total: 416.7 + 350 + 233.3 = 1,000 kg, with the same resin content.
On paper, someone does that sum for every batch and every lot. In a chemical ERP, the lot’s tested value sets the quantities on the batch ticket. Ask each vendor to run this exact case in the demo.
Moving formulas off spreadsheets and the old ERP
Move five things: approved formulas with their version history, raw material specs and tested values, QC specs per product, open lots with expiry dates, and the hazard data each SDS is built from. Leave closed batches in the old files. The data load is most of an implementation’s time and cost, so plan it as its own project.
Decide early whether the old ERP keeps the books. With BatchMaster it can, since BatchMaster runs on top of existing financials [3]. Deacom includes accounting [1], so the old system retires; our advice is to close one month-end in both before switching. For how to keep the implementation bill down, see ERP implementation cost and timeline.
The compliance records the software must produce
Rule | What it requires |
|---|---|
OSHA Hazard Communication (29 CFR 1910.1200) | Every shipped container labeled with product identifier, signal word, hazard statements, pictograms, precautionary statements, and the maker’s name, US address and phone. SDSs in 16 sections. New hazard information on the SDS within three months, on labels within six [10]. |
OSHA HazCom 2024 update | For substances, makers’ new classifications have been due since 19 May 2026. Employers must update workplace labels, the written HazCom program and training for substances by 20 November 2026, 12 days from this update. For mixtures: makers by 19 November 2027, employers by 19 May 2028 [11]. |
VOC content limits (EPA, 40 CFR 59) | Architectural coatings sold in the US must stay under a VOC limit per category, for example 250 g/L for flat, 380 for nonflat and 450 for industrial maintenance coatings, and the label must carry a date code and the VOC content [17]. |
Stricter state VOC rules | California’s South Coast district is the strictest: 50 g/L for flats and 100 for industrial maintenance coatings under Rule 1113 [18], and limits by use for anyone who makes or sells adhesives and sealants for use there, under Rule 1168, such as 50 g/L for carpet pad adhesive [19]. Check each state you ship to. |
TSCA Chemical Data Reporting (EPA) | Applies to whoever manufactures or imports a listed chemical at 25,000 lb or more a year at a site (2,500 lb for some) [12][16]. Blending purchased chemicals is processing, not manufacturing [16], so a pure blender usually does not report. A plant that imports its own raw materials, or makes resin by reaction, may. Next window: 1 June to 30 September 2028, on 2024 to 2027 volumes [12]. |
EU REACH | Only for EU sales: each EU maker or importer registers a substance at one tonne or more a year; a US maker can appoint an EU only representative [13]. |
DOT hazmat shipping papers (49 CFR 172.202) | ID number, proper shipping name, hazard class, packing group and total quantity, for example “UN1263, Paint, 3, PG II, 800 L” [14]. |
The ERP should produce each from the formula and the lot, so a formula change flows to the SDS, the label, the VOC figure and the shipping description. For storage, check incompatible classes with our hazmat segregation chart; for tank and door labels, use the NFPA diamond label maker.
Other chemical ERP vendors and reported prices
Vendor | Best for | Price |
|---|---|---|
BatchMaster | Formula plants keeping their accounting; GHS and SDS compliance listed [3][4] | Quote. ERP Research: $70 to $150 a user a month; implementation $15,000 to $120,000 [6] |
Aptean ProcessPro Edition | Chemicals, nutraceuticals, cannabis; version-controlled formulas, lot trace both ways [5] | Quote; we found no published or consistent third-party figure |
Sage X3 | Mid-size to large process plants, several currencies [15] | Quote. ERP Research: $200 to $500 a named user a month; implementation $75,000 to $750,000 [7] |
Datacor | Process manufacturers and chemical distributors: ERP, formulation, shop floor, regulatory [8] | Quote, no published figure |
All ERP Research figures are third-party estimates; no vendor publishes a figure to check them against.
What a 15-user chemical plant pays (our estimate)
A 90-person plant typically licenses about 15 users, on our estimate: planners, QC, purchasing, sales, accounting and shift supervisors. Ask each vendor how it prices operators who record batches on the floor. Using ERP Research’s ranges, not quotes:
System | Software a year | Implementation, once |
|---|---|---|
BatchMaster: 15 x $70 to $150 x 12 | $12,600 to $27,000 | $15,000 to $120,000 |
Deacom: 15 x $100 to $200 x 12 | $18,000 to $36,000 | $50,000 to $400,000 |
Sage X3: 15 x $200 to $500 x 12 | $36,000 to $90,000 | $75,000 to $750,000 |
Each user beyond 15 adds $1,200 to $2,400 a year on Deacom. In every row, implementation can cost more than the first year of software.
Checking hazmat paperwork before it is received
Your ERP holds the formula and the lot; someone still reads every inbound shipping paper and SDS. Morsa does that next to Deacom, BatchMaster, Sage X3, Business Central or whichever ERP you run.
Twenty drums of solvent and four totes of an oxidizer arrive. Morsa reads the bill of lading, shipping papers and each SDS from the supplier’s email, checks them against the PO, and flags that the oxidizer cannot be stored next to the solvent.
It finds a drum with no SDS on file and drafts the request to the supplier, from the buyer’s mailbox.
The receiving lead approves the put-away and the request; the receipt posts to the ERP with the lot numbers.
To see it on your own receipts, book a 30-minute walkthrough.
What to do this week
Write down your five hardest formulas, one low-solids lot and one recall trace, and make every vendor run them live.
Ask each vendor to show the VOC figure for one product, calculated from the formula.
Confirm your HazCom labels, written program and training are updated for substances by 20 November 2026.
Check whether you import or react any listed chemical above 25,000 lb a year at a site; if not, CDR likely does not apply.
Sources
ECI Software Solutions, Deacom ERP: https://www.ecisolutions.com/products/deacom-erp-software/ (deacom.com redirects here) (read 8 November 2026)
ERP Research, Deacom ERP pricing: https://www.erpresearch.com/pricing/deacom (read 8 November 2026)
BatchMaster, Chemical manufacturing ERP software: https://www.batchmaster.com/chemical-erp/ (read 8 November 2026)
BatchMaster, ERP add-on with SAP Business One: https://www.batchmaster.com/erp-with-sap-business-one/ (read 8 November 2026)
Aptean, Process Manufacturing ERP ProcessPro Edition: https://www.aptean.com/en-US/solutions/erp/products/process-pro (read 8 November 2026)
ERP Research, BatchMaster ERP pricing: https://erpresearch.com/pricing/batchmaster (read 8 November 2026)
ERP Research, Sage X3 pricing: https://www.erpresearch.com/pricing/sage-x3 (read 8 November 2026)
Datacor, homepage: https://www.datacor.com/ (read 8 November 2026)
Katana, Chemical manufacturing software: https://katanamrp.com/industries/chemical-manufacturing-software/ (read 8 November 2026)
eCFR, 29 CFR 1910.1200 Hazard Communication: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-29/subtitle-B/chapter-XVII/part-1910/subpart-Z/section-1910.1200 (read 8 November 2026)
Federal Register, Hazard Communication Standard; extension of compliance dates, 91 FR 1695 (15 January 2026): https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-01-15/html/2026-00653.htm (read 8 November 2026)
EPA, Basic information about Chemical Data Reporting: https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting/basic-information-about-chemical-data-reporting (read 8 November 2026)
EUR-Lex, Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH), Articles 6 and 8, consolidated text: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02006R1907-20250623 (read 8 November 2026)
eCFR, 49 CFR 172.202 Description of hazardous material on shipping papers: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/subtitle-B/chapter-I/subchapter-C/part-172/subpart-C/section-172.202 (read 8 November 2026)
ERP Research, Sage X3 for process manufacturing: https://erpresearch.com/en-us/sage-x3-for-process-manufacturing (read 8 November 2026)
eCFR, 40 CFR 711.8 Persons who must report: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-40/chapter-I/subchapter-R/part-711/section-711.8 and 40 CFR 704.3 Definitions (“process”): https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-40/chapter-I/subchapter-R/part-704/subpart-A/section-704.3 (read 8 November 2026)
eCFR, 40 CFR part 59 subpart D, National VOC emission standards for architectural coatings (sections 59.400 to 59.405 and table 1): https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-40/chapter-I/subchapter-C/part-59/subpart-D (read 8 November 2026)
South Coast AQMD, Rule 1113 Architectural Coatings (amended 5 February 2016), Table of Standards 1: https://www.aqmd.gov/docs/default-source/rule-book/reg-xi/r1113.pdf (read 8 November 2026)
South Coast AQMD, Rule 1168 Adhesive and Sealant Applications (amended 4 November 2022): https://www.aqmd.gov/docs/default-source/rule-book/reg-xi/rule-1168.pdf (read 8 November 2026)
