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UK Distributor Richard Baker Harrison acquires Dunwood Polymer Services

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Expanded Product Range with Addition of Water-based Dispersions

Specialty chemicals distributor Richard Baker Harrison Ltd. [“RBH”] (Failsworth, Manchester – United Kingdom) has recently announced the acquisition of Dunwood Polymer Services Ltd. [“DPSL”] (Tockwith, North Yorkshire – United Kingdom), a distributor of water-based polymer dispersions and emulsion chemistry, for an undisclosed sum.

 

In the announcement RBH said that the new entity, Dunwood Specialities Ltd., will be an independent member of RBH. The group will retain the experience and expertise of key members of the Dunwood management team, including, Stacey Turner and former DPSL owner Peter Stanton.

 

No financial details were disclosed on this transaction. Source:

 

Richard Baker Harrison press release

 

HGE – DCG / 10.08.2021

KRAHN Chemie acquires several smaller Distributors and forms KRAHN Nordics AB as new Sub-Holding

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German Distributor expands with Add-ons in Sweden, United Kingdom and Spain

Speciality chemicals distributor KRAHN Chemie GmbH (Hamburg, Germany),  has acquired a number of distribution businesses from Swedish holding company Jollis AB (Gothenburg, Sweden) for an undisclosed sum.

At the core of the transaction are AmphoChem AB (Gothenburg, Sweden), a distributor of industrial chemicals, additives and specialty chemicals, and Pemco Additives AB (Gothenburg, Sweden), a distributor of industrial chemicals, additives and specialty chemicals active in the Fuels, Lubricants and Petrochemical industries. The companies have sales activities in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. The investment also includes Temper Technology AB (Gothenburg, Sweden), a formulator of sustainable and energy-efficient heat transfer fluids and antifreeze products, Pemco-Trigueros Additives Spain S.L., (Alicante, Spain), a distributor of additives and base oils for use in Fuels and Industrial & Automotive formulations in Spain, and BGM Logistics AB (Gothenburg, Sweden), a provider of logistics solutions for warehousing, third-party logistics and distribution in Sweden.

KRAHN said that “in order to bundle the new activities, a new company, KRAHN Nordics AB, has been established. Chatarina Schneider, co-owner of KRAHN Nordics AB and former Managing Director of the acquired entities, will act as Managing Director of KRAHN Nordics AB.”

The transaction also includes 100% of the shares of Petrico Ltd. (Sandbach, United Kingdom), a legal entity whose previous indirect majority owner was Pemco Additives. It acts as a distributor of petroleum and chemical products, specialized in the Lubricants and Additives industries.

No financial details were disclosed on this transaction.

 

KRAHN Chemie press release

HGE / DCG – 19.02.2021

Brenntag has acquired UK-based ICL Packed Ltd.

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Global Distributor strengthens Capabilities for Water Treatment Products in the United Kingdom

Global chemical distributor Brenntag AG (Essen, Germany) announced  that the group has acquired ICL Packed Ltd. (Grays (London), United Kingdom), a subsidiary of Industrial Chemical Ltd. [“ICL”]. The acquired business is a specialist in the distribution of packaged chemicals for Water Treatment.

As part of the transaction, activities for packaged products located in Selby and West Thurrock will close and will be transferred to Brenntag. ICL’s plants and other capabilities will be retained at both sites. This includes the bulk tanker business, according to a related statement by ICL.

In addition to the acquisition, the transaction includes Brenntag securing a supply agreement with ICL who is a large manufacturer of Caustic Soda, Hydrochloric Acid, Iron & Aluminium Coagulants as well as Sodium Hypochlorite in the UK.

The acquired business is expected to generate sales of approx. GBP 11 mn in the financial year 2020. Signing and closing of the transaction were realized simultaneously. No further financial details were disclosed on the transaction.

Source: Brenntag press release; ICL website

HGE – DCG / 29.01.2021

Brenntag acquires Tan International Limited

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Brenntag expands Coverage of United Kingdom with Acquisition in Scotland

Global chemical distributor Brenntag AG (Essen, Germany) announced  that it has acquired Tan International Limited (Perth, Scotland), a distributor and blender of Industrial and Specialty Chemicals. 

 

The product and service portfolio of  the acquired company covers a range of industries, including Food & Beverage, Pharmaceuticals, Agriculture and Energy (i.e. Oil & Gas), Brenntag said in a statement.

 

In FY2019 the company is expected to generate total sales of ca. GBP 21 mn. No further financial details were disclosed on the transaction.

 

Source: Brenntag press release

 

HGE – DCG / 18.12.2019