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OQEMA announces the Acquisition of Casoria in Ireland

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German Distribution Group further expands Activities in Ireland

Chemicals distributor OQEMA AG (Korschenbroich / Liedberg (Mönchengladbach), Germany)  has announced the acquisition of Casoria Company Ltd. (Cavan, Co. Cavan, Ireland), a regional distributor for a range of industrial chemicals.

Founded in 1998 by Declan Young, its current Managing Director, the company also markets food hygiene solutions and selected metal products. According to the announcement, the management of Casoria will remain in place and join part of the “OQEMA Western Hub”, which includes the existing Irish based businesses of the group.

No financial details were disclosed on the transaction.

Source: OQEMA press release; Casoria website

HGE – DCG / 24.08.2021

OQEMA announces the Acquisition of Proquibasa in Spain

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German Distribution Group expands to the Iberian Peninsula

Chemicals distributor OQEMA AG (Mönchengladbach, Germany)  has announced the acquisition of Proquibasa S.A. (Barcelona, Spain) for an undisclosed sum. The company focuses on Coatings, Construction & Adhesives, Industrial Cleaning, Textile & Water Treatment, Food, Feed and Pharma. It has been active in the Spanish distribution market for over 40 years, and more recently also in Portugal and North Africa.

 

Proquibasa has two main warehouses, located in Barcelona and Madrid, and a network of warehouse locations across Spain and Portugal. Proquibasa’s range of commodity and semi-speciality products and their value-added services are seen as a  perfect fit with OQEMA’s “full-line” distribution offering. Ivan Sanchez, who has managed Proquibasa with its team of more than 60 employees since 2016, will continue to lead the company, OQEMA said in the announcement.

 

No financial details were disclosed on the transaction.

 

Source: OQEMA press release

 

HGE – DCG / 16.03.2021