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Caldic announces Corporate Functional Appointments

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Caldic hires Birgit Kamp as Communication Director and appoints Samera El Idrissi as Legal & Compliance Director

International producer and distributor of food ingredients and chemicals, Caldic B.V. (Rotterdam, The Netherlands) has announced that the group has hired Birgit Kamp as its new Communication Director. In this role, she  will be responsible for defining and delivering Caldic’s corporate communication strategy, aligned with the strategic plan and group objectives. She will work closely with Caldic’s CEO and the Executive Leadership Team, the announcement said. The appointment is effective 01. March 2021.

Kamp has accumulated 20 years of experience in the food, food ingredients and food packaging industry. She started her career in Marketing & Communications and later developed skills in the broader spectrum of Corporate Communications. Previous stations in her career were Royal Cosun, Tetra Pak, DSM Food Specialties, Tetra Pak and FrieslandCampina.

Samera El Idrissi has been appointed to the position of Legal & Compliance Director of Caldic Group.  She holds a law degree from the University of Amsterdam and a post-academic degree from the NGB (Dutch Association of In-house Lawyers). After working in various roles in the field of Corporate Legal, Commercial Legal, HR and Compliance, she had joined Caldic in November 2019 as Compliance Director for the Caldic Group.

Source: Caldic press releases

HGE – DCG / 15.02.2021

 

Food Distributor Arlès Agroalimentaires changes Name to Caldic Ingredients France

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Caldic fully aligns French Food Ingredients Activities

International producer and distributor of food ingredients and chemicals, Caldic B.V. (Rotterdam, The Netherlands) has announced that it’s subsidiary Arlès Agroalimentaire SAS (Rognac, France), which it had acquired in autumn 2019, upon full integration into the group has changed its name to Caldic Ingredients France SASU, effective 01. January 2021.

 

Source: Caldic press release

 

HGE – DCG / 25.01.2021

 

Caldic to acquire Brand-Nu Laboratories and BNL Sciences in Transatlantic Deal

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Rotterdam-based Distributor to expand global (Bio)pharmaceutical Activities

International producer and distributor of food ingredients and chemicals, Caldic B.V. (Rotterdam, The Netherlands) has announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Brand-Nu Laboratories Inc. [“Brand-Nu”] (Meridien, Connecticut – United States) and its subsidiary BNL Sciences Ltd. [“BNL Sciences”] (Naas , Co. Kildare – Ireland), two distributors of high purity specialty chemicals and biological raw materials.

Privately-owned Brand-Nu was set up in 1956. The company serves customers in the Pharmaceutical, Biopharmaceutical, Medical Device and Microelectronic industry with a range of high purity chemicals, excipinets and biological raw materials, Caldic said in the statement. BNL Scienes was established in 2003 and caters to Biopharmaceutical, Pharmaceutical and Medical Device producers. The leadership teams around John Gorman, President of Brand-Nu will continue to work in the business.

No financial details were disclosed on the transaction, which is expected to close by end of the year, subject to certain customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals.

Source: Caldic press release

HGE – DCG / 23.10.2020

 

Caldic acquires Swedish Distributor Humlegårdens Ekolager

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Rotterdam-based Distributor selectively expands Brewing Industry Coverage

International producer and distributor of food ingredients and chemicals, Caldic B.V. (Rotterdam, The Netherlands) has recently announced the acquisition of Humlegårdens Ekolager AB (Sollentuna, Sweden) a specialised distributor of brew ingredients and solutions for craft breweries in Sweden.


As a family-owned business, which was founded in 1992 by Eva Fahleson Ekelin and Svante Ekelin, the company has a targeted offering that consists of high-quality ingredients including malts, hops and yeasts, which are being distributed to all major Swedish craft breweries. They can  also be ordered through Humlegårdens’ online sales platform for the home brewing market.


Besides being “a great fit with Caldic’s existing activities in the European brew ingredients markets”, Humlegårdens’ commercial expertise with digital technology, is seen as “an important step in gaining experience with online distribution platforms”, Caldic said in the statement.

 

No financial details were disclosed on the transaction.

 

Source: Caldic press release

 

HGE – DCG / 06.10.2020

 

Caldic acquires Malaysian Distributor DCM Asia

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Dutch Distributor expands its activities in Southeast Asia

International producer and distributor of food ingredients and chemicals, Caldic B.V. (Rotterdam, The Netherlands) has today announced the acquisition of DCM Asia (Shah Alam, Selangor (Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia), a distributor of specialty chemicals in Malaysia from Private Equity sponsor The Riverside Company (New York, NY – United States) for an undisclosed sum.

 

DCM Asia was originally established in 1987. Today it serves over 1’000 customers in Malaysia and other parts of Southeast Asia, Caldic said in a statement. Markets covered include Coatings & Construction, Plastics & Rubber, Personal Care and Food & Nutrition.

 

No financial details were disclosed on this transaction.

 

Source: Caldic press release, Riverside website

 

HGE – DCG / 06.01.2020

 

Caldic sells Facilities in Rotterdam’s Europoort

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Divestment of Dutch Tank Storage and Production Unit

International producer and distributor of food ingredients and chemicals, Caldic B.V. (Rotterdam, The Netherlands) has announced the divestment of its Dutch Tank Storage and Production Facilities to First State Investment (Sydney, Australia and London, United Kingdom), a manager of infrastructure investments with more than EUR 8.0 bn of unlisted infrastructure capital under management, amongst others the EVOS Terminals in Amsterdam and Hamburg.

The spun-off unit, Caldic Chemie Europoort, is located in the heart of Rotterdam harbour. Besides tank storage facilities, mostly for Methanol and Bio-Ethanol, the company produces Formaldehyde and its derivatives Paraformaldehyde and Hexamethylenetetramine. After a significant expansion in 2010, the storage capacity amounts to 174’000 m3, Caldic said in the statement.

No financial details were disclosed on this transaction.

Source: Caldic press release

HGE – DCG / 18.12.2019