02/26/2010

Brenntag opens new warehouse in Thailand and new headquarters office in India

Brenntag, the global market leader in full-line chemical distribution, opens a new warehouse in Samutprakarn Province, Thailand and inaugurates a new headquarters office in Mumbai, India.

 

The new warehouse in Thailand covers an area of 4,901 m² and enables Brenntag the separate storage of pharmaceutical as well as food products. Beside Gregg Scieszka, President Brenntag South Asia also Henri Néjade, CEO Brenntag Asia Pacific attended the inauguration and stated: “The new warehouse here in Thailand will allow us to continue our strategy to become a full-line distributor and to further grow in the Asian Pacific market”.

 

Brenntag markets a diversified line of specialty and industrial chemicals to a wide range of industries in Thailand such as Electronics and Electrical, Automotive, Home- and Personal Care, Textile, Paper, Paints and Coatings, Tyre & Rubber, Food & Nutrition, Pharmaceutical and others.

 

Henri Néjade and Gregg Scieszka also cut the ribbon of the new headquarters office in Mumbai, India following the Indian's culture by cracking a coconut to mark this auspicious occasion. The Brenntag team composed of 15 employees moved already to the new office.

 

Brenntag India focuses on various industry segments like Engineering Plastics, Pharma, Agro, Dyes, Food & Flavours, Coatings & Silicones with dedicated managers looking after the business and catering on an all India basis, with office backup from customer service executives.

 

Brenntag is the global market leader in full-line chemical distribution (based on most recent market data). Linking chemical manufacturers and chemical users, Brenntag provides business-to-business distribution solutions for industrial and specialty chemicals globally. With over 10,000 products and a vast supplier base, Brenntag offers one-stop shop solutions to more than 150,000 customers. The value-added services include just-in-time delivery, product mixing, formulation, repackaging, inventory management, drum return handling as well as technical services. Headquartered in Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany, Brenntag operates a global network with more than 400 locations in over 60 countries. In 2008 the company realized global sales of EUR 7.4 billion (USD 10.8 billion) with more than 11,000 people.