March 1 2015, David R Brown
Global distributor alliance, Omni-Chem136 announces new European member
Omni-Chem136 LLC, an alliance of regional independent chemical distributors, has announced that the Harke Group has joined the alliance effective February 1, 2015. The Harke Group teams up with a number of other leading European distributors that have joined the alliance in recent years including UK-based 2M Holdings (2014) and Spain's Campi y Jove (2013).
The addition of Harke Group to our alliance is another significant step forward in our strategy to build a global chemical distribution alliance
Fred A. Buehler
Managing Director Omni-Chem136
“The addition of Harke Group to our alliance is another significant step forward in our strategy to build a global chemical distribution alliance,” said Fred A. Buehler, Managing Director Omni-Chem136. “Harke Group is a world class distribution company with operations that adhere to the highest standards of responsible distribution. We are delighted to have Harke Group as part of our alliance and are excited about the continued global expansion of Omni-Chem136.”
Founded in 1965 as Syntana, the Harke Group headquartered in Germany, has evolved into a diversified business group with a contract packing, mixing and blending facility in Bochum, Germany along with subsidiaries in Belgium, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Romania, Russia and Turkey and liaison offices in China and France. The Harke Group was ranked worldwide no. 84 in the ICIS Top 100 Chemical Distributors for 2014 and supplies industrial, specialty and high purity chemicals to customers operating in food, personal care care, household products, pharmaceutical and plastics markets.
“Our membership in Omni-Chem136 extends our network in the chemical manufacturing and chemical distribution industries, opening new sourcing and sales channels that will benefit both our customers and suppliers.” says Thorsten Harke, President Harke Group. “We are excited to be a member of Omni-Chem136’s prestigious global alliance of regional independent chemical distributors.”
About Omni-Chem136, LLC
Omni-Chem136, LLC is the world’s largest alliance of regional independent chemical distributors with 19 member companies in North America, South America and Europe with combined sales of $3.0 Bn. The alliance's network of over 145 professionally managed chemical distribution facilities provides an extensive range of supply chain solutions for both customers and chemical manufacturers.
Source(s): Omni-Chem136 Press Release
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