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ContentsWorld Chemical Distributor Directory eNewsletter - Autumn 2011. Feature - Breaking News...Sales of Azelis by 3i looks off, New homepage for World Chemical Distributor Directory, News - A round-up of chemical distribution industry news from Europe, Africa, America and the Far East Q3 2011 People – Michael Thomson appointed Regional MD for Azelis in the DACH region, DKSH appoints new Head for chemical distribution business in Japan Upcoming events – A selection of the the most important upcoming industry exhibitions, conferences and seminars from around the World 
BREAKING NEWS...Sale of Azelis by 3i looks off...Chemagility believe the sale of Azelis by 3i is looking increasingly unlikely as there hasn't been any news for a number of months now. The last news published on the sale by 3i was back in May when Reuters announced that three of the world's leading chemicals distributors were potentially interested. At the time this seemed a bit unlikely as EU competition authorities would have certainly looked very hard at any potential deal involving Brenntag or Univar. Apparently there have been no bidders from the private equity sector...more... New homepage for the chemagility siteThe world chemical distributor directory website will be under going a number of planned updates to the design and interface over the coming months. The new homepage is the first step in this process which aims to deliver major improvements to the usability and quality of the site. “The new hompage is less cluttered, has more impact and is more interactive. Once the new design has been rolled out over the whole site there will be marked improvements to site navigation and usability. We will also be looking to make significant improvements to the ChemagilityPlus service and generally improve the quality of information availabale on the chemical distribution industry, ” added David Brown, Director, Chemagility Ltd. News Round Up – Autumn 2011Africa & Middle East IMCD acquires South-African specialty chemical distributor, EthnichemThe IMCD Group has announced it has acquired the South African specialty chemical distributor, Ethnichem, an important regional player in personal care and pharmaceutical industries... Asia-Pacific DKSH acquires specialty chemicals distributor Tiger Chemicals to expand its presence in OceaniaDKSH has entered into an agreement to acquire Melbourne-based Tiger Chemicals Company. The acquisition of Tiger Chemicals strengthens DKSH's presence in Australia as well as extending the company's activities to New Zealand... Europe Specialty chemical distributor, Bodo Möller Group opens new affilate in SlovakiaThe Bodo Möller Group has announced that it has established a new affiliate company in Slovakia to service customers in both the Czech Republic and Slovakia... Biesterfeld Spezialchemie expands its specialty chemicals business in ItalyBiesterfeld Spezialchemie GmbH is looking to expand its specialty chemicals business in Italy with a new jv with the shareholders of Biesterfeld Polybass S.p.A... Oy Chemsec Ab acquires fellow Finish specialty distributor, Geb Products OyOy Chemec Ab, based in Espoo (Finland) has acquired the business of GeB Products Oy in Helsinki, Finland, the purchaser recently announced in a statement... Biesterfeld strengthens its position in the specialty chemicals market in BulgariaBiesterfeld Spezialchemie GmbH has taken over the 50% shares of Biesterfeld Pro O.O.D., Sofia, from its jv partner Bross Holding AD... Brenntag acquires the Multisol Group, a UK-based multinational chemical distributorWith the acquisition of the Multisol Group Limited, Brenntag has further enhanced its market position in the distribution of lubricant additives and base oils in Europe and Africa. In 2010, the Multisol Group achieved... Danish PE company invests in multinational distributor, R2 Group A/SThe R2 Group has sold 50% of its share capital to Danish PE company, Maj Equity, part of Fondsmęglerselskabet Maj Invest A/S, who have a long history in investing in both unlisted and listed Danish companies. The remaining 50% is still owned by the current owners... North & South America Univar expands its Latin-Americal business with the acquisition of Brazilian distributor ArinosUnivar Inc., has acquired Arinos Quķmica Ltda.(Arinos), one of the leading distributors of specialty and commodity chemicals in Brazil with net sales of €74M in 2010...
PeopleMichael Thomson to head Azelis' activities in DACH region DKSH appoints new Head for chemical distribution business in Japan Azelis appoints new MPA Sales Manager in the UK Upcoming eventsOur pick of upcoming chemical distribution industry events: News Archive – HighlightsJune 201120/06/2011 | Safic-Alcan invests in Turkey with the aquisition of Istanbul-based Interplast 11/06/2011 | Brenntag starts to build distribution network in China acquiring a 51% stake in Zhong Yung May 201130/05/2011 | Brenntag has acquired a leading regional US distributor of industrial chemicals, G.S. Robins 22/05/2011 | The world's Top 3 chemicals distributors in race to buy Belgium-based Azelis Group 11/05/2011 | DKSH Performance Materials with new head for the North American operation April 201109/04/2011 | The Omya Group has announced that it has acquired UNASA, a Spanish chemical distributor 04/01/2011 | Sea-Land Chemical Company Expands with European Subsidiary 01/04/2011 | Ashland Inc. completes sale of distribution business unit to Nexeo Solutions
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