Dutch Distributor Barentz expands Activities in Latin America and strengthens Coverage of the Personal Care Industry

Food and feed ingredients distributor Barentz International N.V. (Hoofddorp, The Netherlands)  announced that it has acquired  Chemspecs Comércio e Representações Ltda. (Sao Paulo, SP -Brazil) through its local company Tovani Benzaquen Ingredientes (Sao Paulo, SP – Brazil) for an undisclosed sum.

The acquired company, a distributor for speciality ingredients used in Cosmetics and Pharmaceuticals, is also active in the Personal Care industry. Established in 1996, Chemspecs has a fully equiped application laboratory and a dedicated technical sales force. The product offering as well as the customer base of Chemspecs are complementary to those of Tovani Benzaquen, Barentz said in the announcement.

No financial details were disclosed on the transaction.

Source: Barentz press release

HGE – DCG / 04.07.2019