Chemical Distribution News Round Up
Summer 2014
Africa, Asia-Pacific & Middle East
Univar forms JV with E.A. Juffali & Brothers in Saudi Arabia
Univar Inc. has announced the formation of a joint venture with E.A. Juffali & Brothers, a major player in chemicals and other industries based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The joint venture will be a full distribution business headquartered in the country's Eastern Province... More
Southern African focused distributor MillChem acquires Chemicals and Marketing Company, Malawi
Cambria's Millchem division, the first Responsible Distribution accredited company in Africa has purchased Chemicals and Marketing Company Ltd (C&M). C&M was originally part of British chemicals company ICI and will give Millchem a leading position in Malawi chemicals distribution... More
Leading Indian distributor, Ramcharan inaugurates rubber technical service centre
Ramcharan have announced the opening of a new state of art technical services centre near their offices in Chennai. The new technical centre is a result of Ramcharan's partnership with global specialty chemicals company, Lanxess... More
Brenntag establishes entity in Nigeria
Brenntag has formed Brenntag Chemicals Nigeria Ltd., located in Lagos. The new entity was established in conjunction with subsidiary Multisol, to target opportunities in
Nigeria's Oil & Gas sector... More
Barentz expands its operations into Australasia with the acquistion of a majority stake in Additive Solutions Pty
Barentz International has acquired a majority stake in Additive Solutions as part of strategic cooperation for marketing and distribution of specialty ingredients across Australia and New Zealand which will include country representations... More
Europe
UK based 2M Holdings becomes the latest distributor to join FECC
The European Association of Chemical Distributors (Fecc) has announced that 2M Holdings has recently joined the association. FECC now has over 35 company members and includes vitually all of the leading international companies operating in the chemical distribution industry today... More
IMCD Group float on Euronext Amsterdam attacts strong investor demand
The IMCD Group, a leading international speciality chemicals-focused distributor, has begun trading on Euronext Amsterdam with its ordinary shares offered in the Initial Public Offering (IPO) priced at .00 per ordinary share, resulting in a market capitalisation of €1,050 million... More
DKSH acquires specialty chemicals distributor Zeus Quimica in Iberia
DKSH has announced the acquisition of Zeus Quimica, a top-ranked specialty chemicals distributor in Spain and Portugal. The move strengthens DKSH Business Unit Performance Materials in Europe, complementing its market leading position in Asia... More
Fecc elects new members and officials to its Board of Directors
Fecc members have unanimously elected Chairman of the Cornelius Group Neville Prior, as its new president. Dr. Prior succeeds Mr. Edgar E. Nordmann, Managing Partner of Nordmann Rassmann.... More
IMCD to acquire Jucker Pharma's API agency business based in Sweden
The IMCD Group B.V. have announced that they have acquired the agency business of Stockholm-based Jucker Pharma, a well established distributor of active pharmaceutical ingredients (API's). The acquisition will add number of new principals... More
Biesterfeld Group reports steady growth in 2013 despite market challenges
In 2013 the Biesterfeld Group, headquartered in Hamburg, continued to make steady growth despite a challenging business environment. The group increased its revenue by 6.1% to €1,057M... More
Established UK chemical distribution business sold to German trader Scheruhn Industrie Mineralien
Gower Chemicals Limited has announced that it has been acquired by Scheruhn Industrie Mineralien, a family-owned German trading company. Gower Chemicals offers a diversified portfolio of chemicals and blending, refridgerant packaging and environmental services... More
Helm AG acquires Spanish distributor Geblasa, S.A. to strengthen acids and bases business
Helm AG has acquired Spanish distributor Geblasa, S.A. to strengthen the Group's position as a leading marketer of acids and bases in the Mediterranean Region. Geblasa, S.A. is a privately owned company founded in 1975... More
Krahn Chemie enters the Italian distribution market with the acquisition of Pietro Carni
Krahn Chemie GmbH has acquired a majority share in Pietro Carini S.p.A., a speciality chemical distributor headquartered in Milan. Founded in 1868, Pietro Carini is a well-established player in the Italian market... More
White Sea and Baltic Co Ltd appointed UK and Ireland distributor for Kumar Organic Products, India
From June 1st 2014, The White Sea and Baltic Co Ltd have been appointed as the official distributor for Kumar Organic Products in the UK and Ireland. Kumar Organic Products are a leading manufacturer of personal care ingredients... More
North & South America
Univar files registration statement for proposed IPO with U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Univar Inc. has filed a registration statement relating to a proposed initial public offering of shares of its common stock. Univar is believed to have set an initial target of up to $100 million for the IPO but has not publically stated how many shares it plans to sell or ... More
TER GROUP expands its US distribution operations with the acquisition of Keim Additec Surface USA, LLC
The TER GROUP have announced that they have acquired a 49% holding in Keim Additec Surface USA, LLC., based in LaGrange, Illinois. Keim Additec Surface USA was founded in 2004 as the sales and distribution arm of Keim Additec Surface GmbH, a specialist producer of water-based wax additives... More
Brenntag acquires specialist supply chain solutions company in North America, Philchem
Brenntag has acquired Philchem, Inc., based in Houston, Texas. Philchem is a specialist in managing individual supply and demand imbalances in selected product groups utilising long term relationships with key suppliers... More
Nova Capital Management sells Canadian distributor, Debro Chemicals to 4I Capital, a Toronto-based PE company
Nova Capital Management has announced it has completed the sale of Debro Chemicals to 4I Capital Inc., a Toronto-based PE company headed by Brian Imrie. Nova acquired Debro in 2011 as part from Amalgamated Metal Corporation Plc, a UK based investment group... More
People
Thomas Arnold and Carsten Harms join Executive Board of Biesterfeld AG
Biesterfeld AG has expanded its Executive Board from two to four members: beside Birger Kuck, CEO, and Christian Wolfsohn, CFO, Thomas Arnold, Managing Director of Biesterfeld Spezialchemie, and Carsten Harms, Managing Director of Biesterfeld Plastic have joined. www.biesterfeld.com/
Connell Brothers Appoints General Manager of China
Connell Brothers appoints Dr. Ralf Busch, a former VP at Bayer MaterialScience, as General Manager of China. The company operates in 11 cities in China...www.connellbrothers.com/
Azelis appoint new Managing Director in Canada
Azelis has announced the appointment of Frans J. des Tombe as Managing Director, replacing Tony Craske, who will now be based in Europe as International Business Director. www.azelis.com
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