MULHEIM, GERMANY: Brenntag AG has signed an agreement to acquire Warren Chem Pty Ltd, a specialty chemicals distributor focusing on the pharma and food industries in South Africa. The acquired business generated sales of €26.6 million in the financial year 2015. The transaction will be closed in the course of the next months.
Warren Chem is a well established chemical distributor mainly servicing the pharmaceutical and nutraceutical as well as the food & beverage industry and perfectly complements Brenntag’s existing product portfolio. Its broad supplier basis includes major international companies. Warren Chem maintains modern warehouse and distribution facilities in Cape Town and Johannesburg, and is well positioned to meet the increasingly strict national and international regulatory requirements of the pharma and nutrition market.
“Brenntag’s strategy is to become a leader in the chemical distribution market in South Africa, the largest market in the African region. The acquisition of Warren Chem perfectly matches this strategy as it complements our existing business in the country. Together with our subsidiary Multisol and the specialty distributors Lionheart as well as Plastichem, both acquired in 2015, Brenntag now holds a strong foothold in the food, pharma, plastic & rubber and lubricant industries in South Africa. This is an excellent platform for further growth in the country and beyond,” said Karsten Beckmann, CEO of Brenntag EMEA.
“The complementary product and supplier portfolio of Warren Chem and Lionheart form a life science business unit in South Africa that will be competitively positioned in both the food and the pharma industries, which are strategic focus sectors for Brenntag in Southern Africa. The Life Science sector is attractive as it has high growth potential. South African companies are growing in South Africa and expanding into the Sub-Saharan region due to the increasing demand from the emerging middle class. This environment offers great potential for Brenntag to further grow its business,” said Anthony Gerace, Brenntag Group’s managing director mergers & acquisitions.
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