Contents
World Chemical Distributor Directory eNewsletter - Winter 2012.
Feature – Breaking News...Biesterfeld Plastic enters the Nordic countries
News – A round-up of chemical distribution industry news from Europe, Africa, America and the Far East Q4 2012
People – Nexeo Solutions appoints Henry Harrell VP of chemicals, Executive Chairman John J. Zillmer retires from Univar, Martin Hollenhorst joins Azelis as new CFO, Leading US distributor, ET Horn appoints Julie Wubbena to CFO, Glenn Corporation hires Greg Crump as Account Manager
Upcoming events – A selection of the the most important upcoming industry exhibitions, conferences and seminars from around the World
BREAKING NEWS...
Biesterfeld Plastic enters the Nordic countries
Effective from January 1st 2013, Biesterfeld Nordic AB, a 50/50 joint venture between the Swedish based family-owned Fred Holmberg & Co AB and Biesterfeld Plastic GmbH has started its activities from its central head office in Malmö, Sweden. Biesterfeld, who had been looking to establish themselves on the Scandanavian market for some time to complete their European network, came to an agreement Fred Holmberg amp; Co AB, who have in recent years developed a leading position in the chemical and polymer distribution markets in the Nordic region with sales approaching €90M. | More
News Round Up – Autumn 2012
Asia-Pacific
IMCD acquires the business of Safic Pacific in Australia
The IMCD Group has acquired the business of Safic Pacific Pty Ltd from the Safic-Alcan Group (Alcana). All Safic Pacific Pty business is expected to be transferred to IMCD Australia by end of December 2012.... | More
IMCD acquires leading Indonesian food ingredients distributor Alam Subur
The IMCD Group has made an entry into the Indonesian market following the signing of an agreement to acquire all the activities of PT Alam Subur Tirta Kencana, a Jakarta-based leading food ingredients distributor. IMCD will also acquire Alam Subur's affiliated company... | More
Redox completes acquisition of 2 Australian distributors
Leading Australasian distributor, Redox Pty Ltd has acquired Deltrex from ALS Ltd (formerly Campbell Brothers) and, separately, leading plastics and rubber distributor, Bribros... | More
Europe & North-Africa
Caldic extend their leading position in the food sector with the acquisition of Sollaari Oy, Finland
Caldic has expanded its business in the Nordic and Baltic food ingredients markets with the acquisition of Sollaari Oy, Finland. Caldic and Sollaari will integrate their activities enabling the company to offer a wider product portfolio to customers in the food, feed and pharma industries... | More
DKSH acquires Swiss specialty chemicals distributor Staerkle & Nagler
DKSH has acquired the Swiss specialty chemicals distributor Staerkle & Nagler strengthening its European operations and making it the only company in the chemicals distribution sector with almost blanket coverage in Asia and Western Europe... | More
German Competition authorities prohibit Brenntag and CG Chemikalien from continuing with their JV
The German Competition authorities, the Bundeskartellamt, have prohibited Brenntag and CG Chemikalien from continuing with their joint venture, CVH Chemie-Vertrieb GmbH & Co. KG in the German chemical distribution market... | More
Barentz further strengthens its European position with the acquisition of Prochifar, Italy
The Barentz Group has further strengthened its position in Europe with the acquisition of Prochifar srl., Italy. The company has been taken over by Barentz Service Spa, the Group's Italian joint venture with local partner Chemservice... | More
Bodo Möller Chemie Group launches new online presence in 12 languages
The Bodo Möller Chemie Group, a pan-European chemcial distributor, has completely revised its website in 12 languages. In addition to a modernised design and a greater depth of information the website uses a mix of global and local... | More
Nymco S.p.a. acquires fellow Italian specialty chemcials distributor, Sides S.p.a
Italian distributor, Nymco S.p.a. has acquired a 100% shareholding in Sides S.p.a, a speciality distributor of fine chemicals also operating in the Italian market. Milan-based Sides S.p.a was founded in 1973 and supplies chemicals to the paints, plastics... | More
Barentz acquires majority share of Agri Nutrition B.V., Netherlands
Barentz has acquired the majority shares in Agri Nutrition B.V. expanding its business within the European animal nutrition market. Barentz' strategy is to become a pan-European leader in the distribution of specialty ingredients... | More
Caldic completes acquisition Nealanders International Inc
Caldic B.V. has completed the acquisition of Nealanders International Inc., a leading Northern American specialist distributor of food ingredients. Nealanders has 180 employees... | More
North & South America
Univar acquires US custom blending and packaging company, Magnablend
Univar have announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire Magnablend, a Texas-based provider of custom chemical manufacturing, blending, and packaging solutions for the energy/oil and gas services, agriculture and water treatment industries. Founded in 1979, Magnablend... | More
Mexican chemical distributors Grupo Pochteca and Mardupol to Merge Operations
Grupo Pochteca, SAB de CV (Pochteca) and Productos Químicos Mardupol SA de CV (Mardupol) have signed a binding agreement to merge their operations, subject to regulatory approval. The combined company will be the largest of its kind in Mexico and one of the largest in Latin America... | More
Melrob continues its rapid international expansion by opening an office in the USA
Melrob has announced the opening of an office in America; Melrob US Inc., located in Jacksonville, Florida to support the expansion of the company's business in specific industries including biomaterials, energy curing... | More
Braskem maybe looking to divest leading Brazilan chemical Distributor, QuantiQ
According to Bloomberg, Braskem SA, Latin America's largest petrochemicals maker, is seeking a buyer for QuantiQ, its chemical distribution unit. Braskem, based in Sao Paulo is believed to have appointed Banco Santander SA to manage bids... | More
Brenntag signs preliminary agreement to acquire specialty chemical distributor in Latin America
Brenntag has signed a preliminary agreement to acquire Delanta Group, a specialty chemical distributor in Latin America with presence in Argentina, Uruguay and Chile. Formed over 25 years ago, the Delanta Group... | More
People
Nexeo Solutions appoints Henry Harrell VP of chemicals
Nexeo Solutions have announced it has added a new Senior Vice President of Chemicals, Mr. Henry Harrell...www.nexeosolutions.com
Executive Chairman John J. Zillmer retires from Univar
Univar Executive Chairman John J. Zillmer retired from the company on the 28/12/2012. William S. Stavropoulos has taken over as Chairman of the Board...www.univar.com
Martin Hollenhorst joins Azelis as new CFO for the Group
Martin Hollenhorst has been appointed the new Chief Financial Officer of Azelis Holding SA. He was previously with Chassis Brakes International Group, Paris where he was Vice President Transition Management...www.azelis.com
Leading US distributor, ET Horn appoints Julie Wubbena to CFO
Employee-owned, ET HORN, one of North America's largest chemical distributors have appointed Julie Wubbena to Chief Financial Officer...www.ethorn.com
Glenn Corporation hires Greg Crump as Account Manager
US distributor, Glenn Corporation has appointed Greg Crump as Account Manager. Glenn Corporation is a member of The DeWolf Companies (DeWolf Chemical, Inc. – Glenn Corporation – Tempo Canada), ..www.glenncorp.com
Upcoming events
Our pick of upcoming chemical distribution industry events:
7th India Rubber Expo, 22 – 24 January 2013, Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai - 400063, India
Informex USA 2013, 19 – 22 February 2013, Anaheim Convention Centre, Califormia, USA
European Coatings Show 2013, 19 – 21 March 2013, Nuremberg, Germany
FECC Congress 2013, 17 – 19 June 2013, Hamburg, Germany
News Archive – Highlights
Sep 2012
28/09/2012 | Univar adds to North African presence with opening of office in Tunisia
18/09/2012 | IMCD acquires pharmaceutical business of Maxwell Pharma in Malaysia
09/09/2012 | Leading US specialty chemicals distributor Aceto posts record full year sales
01/09/2012 | New chemical distribution group, Interallis Chemicals emerges in South-East Europe
Aug 2012
23/08/2012 | Telko Oy reports 52% increase in sales in Russia and CIS region in Q2 2012
01/08/2012 | DKSH demonstrates leadership in pharma sector in joining Rx-360 consortium
Jul 2012
16/07/2012 | Brenntag acquires specialist US distributor to the oil and gas industry, TER Corporation
07/07/2012 | Ter Group extends its pan-european network to the UK
02/07/2012 | Brenntag acquires the ISM/Salkat Group in Australia and New Zealand
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