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September 9 2015, David R Brown

Azelis expands in to North Africa with the formation of a new subsidiary in Morocco

Azelis has founded its first subsidiary in Africa, Azelis Morocco. Located in Casablanca, the investment in Morocco forms part of Azelis' strategy to target countries with high growth potential. With economic growth averaging 4.4% per annum for the past ten years and a population of 34 million, mainly young people in 2014, Azelis believes Morocco offers attractive development opportunities for the Group.

Our vision is to continue to build upon the complete package of innovative ingredients, technical solutions and customer service

Lotfi Iraqi Houssaïni
Country Manager Azelis Morocco

Initially Azelis will focus on the distribution of specialty ingredients and additives for the Food & Health industry in Morocco but they aim to expand in to the wider the Maghreb region in the near future.

Lotfi Iraqi Houssaïni, Country Manager Azelis Morocco said, “Azelis’ success relies on both the business and technical excellence of its people and the high quality ingredients delivered by its principals. Azelis Morocco aims to reproduce this winning formula and we are proud to have been able to attract a wide portfolio of specialist food ingredients thanks to the support of our principals.”

To further improve its value added service offering, Azelis Morocco has invested in a dedicated in house application laboratory, where innovative demonstration concepts, new ingredient combinations, trials and training will take place. Going forward Azelis Morocco plans to expand its operations into the Pharmaceutical and Personal Care industries.

“Our vision is to continue to build upon the complete package of innovative ingredients, technical solutions and customer service thereby meeting customers and consumers desire for healthy, tasty and convenient foods.” Houssaïni added.

About Azelis
Azelis is a leading speciality chemicals distributor providing a diverse range of products and innovative services to more than 20,000 customers across Europe, Canada, Australia, India and China. Key focus industries for the Group include Coatings, Food & Health and Animal Nutrition, Personal Care and Pharma. In 2013 Azelis reported total sales of EUR 944M and employed around 1,100 people.

Source(s): Azelis Press Release

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