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Chemagility to publish new report on UK chemical distribution market

Chemagility is to publish a new report in Q1 2016 examining the UK chemical distribution market. See Upcoming Reports for more information.

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Chemical Distributor News Winter 2015/16


Africa, Asia-Pacific & Middle East

Brenntag strengthens specialty chemicals business in Africa by acquiring polymers distributor Plastichem

Brenntag has purchased 100% of the shares of Plastichem Pty Ltd., South Africa. The acquisition gives Brenntag a strong market position in the plastic and rubber industry in South Afica and in neighbouring countries... More

ORKILA forges new partnership with Firmenich for liquid and powder flavours distribution

Firmenich SA, the world's largest privately-owned company in the fragrance and flavour industry, has appointed ORKILA as an exclusive distributor for its liquid and powder flavors in Algeria, Egypt, Ghana and Nigeria... More


Europe

Chemagility article on chemical distribution in the CEE region published in Speciality Chemicals magazine

Chemagility article titled ‘Will the good times return for chemical distributors in Central, Eastern & South-Eastern Europe?’ published in Specialty Chemical magazine in December. David Brown, joint MD of Chemagility, looks at the prospects in the emerging markets of Europe... More

Brenntag to acquire German specialty polymers distributor Leis Polytechnik

Brenntag has signed an agreement to acquire Leis Polytechnik polymere Werkstoffe GmbH, based in Ramstein-Miesenbach, Germany. The company is specialized in the development, production and distribution of high-performance polymer compounds... More

Univar acquires UK-based distributor, Polymer Technologies Ltd

Univar UK has acquired Polymer Technologies Ltd., a U.K.-based developer and distributor of UV/EB curable materials used to formulate environmentally responsible paints, inks, and adhesives... More

The Ter Group set to spin off its food and animal feed business into a new subsidiary

Hamburg-based TER HELL & Co Gmbh is set to transfer its food and animal feed business to a new, dedicated subsidiary, TER Ingredients GmbH & Co. KG... More

Bodo Möller Chemie opens new branches in Hungary and the Middle East

Bodo Möller Chemie Group has further expanded its network opening new subsdiaries in Hungary (Bodo Möller Chemie Hungary Kft, Budapest) and Dubai (Bodo Möller Chemie Middle East FZE)... More

IMCD launches its first lubricants laboratory in Paris, France

IMCD N.V. has opened its first, purpose-built laboratory for its Lubricants Business Group in Paris, France. The primary function of the laboratory will be to provide a better understanding of formulations and additive...More

Overlack Group buys UK-based specialty chemicals distributor Landsdowne Chemicals PLC

Overlack Group has bought Landsdowne Chemicals PLC. Under the terms of the deal Overlack will gain Landsdowne's operations in the UK and the Netherlands and offices in China and the USA... More

Management change at KRAHN CHEMIE Benelux

Cristian Groenewegen has joined KRAHN CHEMIE Benelux as managing director effective from November 1, 2015... More

Overlack AG strengthens operations with the acquistion of industrial chemical distributor, K.H. Klink

Overlack AG has announced that it is to take over the Stuttgart-based industrial chemical distributor, K.H. Klink Chemierohstoffe GmbH (Klink Group). The deal is the first since Overlack obtained mezzanine financing... More

Bodo Möller Chemie Schweiz strengthens polymer team

Astorit's former CEO, Christian Kunz, is taking charge of the Bodo Möller Chemie Schweiz' Polymer System business unit as business director with immediate effect...More


North & South America

IMCD reaches agreement on the acquisition of Selectchemie in Brazil

Selectchemie is the leading distributor of pharmaceutical ingredients in Brazil. Their portfolio includes an extensive range of excipients and active pharmaceutical ingredients... More

Hawkins, Inc. expands its US specialty chemicals distribution platform with the acquisition of Stauber Performance Ingredients

Hawkins, Inc. (Nasdaq: HWKN) has announced that it is to acquire Stauber Performance Ingredients from ICV Partners II. This acquisition is the largest in Hawkins' history... More

Brenntag enters into agreements to acquire two leading US lubricants distributors

Brenntag has announced an expansion of its lubricants business in North America by acquiring two leading distributors: J.A.M. Distributing Company, LLC, and related entities, and G.H. Berlin-Windward... More

Barentz International expands its US business by acquiring a stake in AmTech Ingredients

Barentz International have acquired a 50% stake in US-based AmTech Ingredients LLC, a leading producer and supplier of powdered specialty food ingredients. For Barentz International, the strategic partnership...More

Univar acquires active pharmaceutical ingredients distributor, Arrow Chemical, Inc.

Univar Inc. (NYSE: UNVR) has announced that it has acquired all of the outstanding stock of Arrow Chemical, Inc., a distributor of active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) in the U.S. market...More

TPG reportedly exploring sale or IPO for leading chemical distributor Nexeo Solutions

TPG Capital Management LP is exploring a sale or initial public offering of Nexeo Solutions LLC, hoping a deal would value the U.S. chemical distribution company at close to USD 2 billion...More

Azelis significantly expands its North American business with the acquisition of the KODA Distribution Group

Azelis have announced that they have signed a binding agreement to acquire the US-based KODA Distribution Group (KDG) which will significantly enhance their position as a leading global specialty chemicals distributor...More

Univar has acquired Canadian distribution services provider Future Transfer and BlueStar Distribution

Univar Canada has acquired distribution services provider Future Transfer and BlueStar Distribution. Future/BlueStar specializes in logistics, warehousing, packaging and formulation services to the agriculture industry in Canada...More


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