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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