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ingredient supplier and we very much look forward to working together to further develop our offering to both suppliers and customers.” “We are delighted to become part of IMCD as the alliance immediately propels Mutchler into the future with a larger and more specialised team and added technical knowhow,” adds Mutchler president Dwight Mutchler. Meanwhile, in a move that will further expand its existing African operations, IMCD has signed an agreement to acquire Kenya’s Chemicals and Solvents (C&S), a Nairobi-based distributor of ingredients to the food, cosmetics, detergents and pharmaceutical industries. Founded in 1989 by Abdul Farrah, C&S also serves the regional markets of Uganda and Tanzania and last year pulled in revenues of around €5m. Its current staff of 26 are expected to remain in their posts once the deal has been completed. “IMCD’s culture and strategy is an excellent fit with C&S and we are in no doubt that this agreement will create new opportunities for future development and will enhance our service and technical support to our partners,” Farrah says. “A local position in Kenya,” adds IMCD
South Africa’s managing director Otto Brinkmann, “will offer us the opportunity to further grow in the African market and expand our partnerships and services beyond southern Africa.”
www.imcdgroup.com
RUDOLF PICKS CALDIC Caldic has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Rudolf for the distribution of silicone and fluorocarbon products to the construction and coatings sectors in Italy, the UK and the Benelux countries. “We believe that our customers will strongly benefit from this partnership with Rudolf,” says Tom De Bondt, Caldic’s product lines manager, silicones. “It opens new doors and we will be able to
LEFT: SASCHA HENNIG, NOW HEADING BIESTERFELD PERFORMANCE RUBBER; ABOVE: MARCUS JORDAN, PRESIDENT OF IMCD HOLDINGS US
provide our customers with tailored solutions through which we add value to their business. Caldic is looking forward to presenting Rudolfs’ range of specialty chemicals.” In other news, Caldic reports that it is
currently celebrating 25 years of operations in Rotterdam’s Europoort. “With its own jetty and a deep channel to ensure that ships are not dependent on the tide, the location can accommodate seagoing vessels up to a maximum length of 250 m,” the company says. “Its central location in the Netherlands and ready access to the European highway and rail networks simplifies the logistics of moving goods from Europoort to locations all over the world.”
www.caldic.com
KRAHN SIGNS RHEIN DEAL Krahn Chemie has taken over the distribution of Rhein Chemie Additives’ Additin® industrial additive packages in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. “We are convinced that in Krahn Chemie we have found the best possible partner for taking care of our customers,” says Rhein Chemie Rheinau’s sales director Alexander Mitter. “Krahn Chemie is one of the top distribution companies in the lubricant industry. Tey know
customers’ requirements very well and will present our products to the market with great technical understanding.” “Rhein Chemie is an absolutely ideal partner
for us,” adds Björn Maring, Krahn’s business segment manager, lubricants. “As one of the leading producers of additives for industrial lubricants, Rhein Chemie sets standards for quality and technical innovation in the market. Te Additin products of Rhein Chemie perfectly complement our existing portfolio.”
www.krahn.de
BIESTERFELD UNFURLS RUBBER ARM Te Biesterfeld Group has established Biesterfeld Performance Rubber, a new division that will combine all the group’s international business activities for the rubber processing industry. “We offer a global distribution network for rubber compounds to our customers and suppliers,” says Sascha Hennig, who will head the business alongside Peter Wilkes. “In doing so we can draw on many years of expertise within the Biesterfeld Group. We will focus on further expanding cooperation with international market leaders and are able to leverage synergies within the Biesterfeld Group to the benefit of our suppliers and customers.”
www.biesterfeld.com
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