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2024-October-Commodities-ReportJanuary 13, 2022
Barentz Acquires Chemcel and Launches Barentz Mexico
Barentz International, a leading global life science ingredients distributor, announced today that it has acquired certain assets of Chemcel, S.A. de C.V. (the “Business”), a value-add distributor of specialty ingredients into the Mexican pharmaceutical and nutrition markets. Through its technical sales team, in-house formulary capabilities, and a product portfolio focused on specialty excipients, the Business provides the natural platform to further expand into the Mexican market as Barentz Mexico. The team will continue to be led by Julio Rendon and the headquarters will remain in Mexico City.
Read MoreNovember 29, 2021
Giving back - Barentz shows support to global communities by partnering with Fill It Forward to donate to clean water projects.
Barentz, a leading distributor of life science ingredients and specialty chemical solutions throughout North America, is excited to support clean water initiatives through Fill-it-Forward.
November 16, 2021
Barentz Expands U.S. HI&I Laboratory Team with the Addition of Anca Teodoru
Barentz, a leading distributor of life science ingredients and specialty chemical solutions throughout North America, is excited to welcome Anca Teodoru to our laboratory team as a Laboratory Chemist. Anca will support the sales efforts in the Household, Industrial and Institutional Cleaning industries through laboratory-based investigation and formulary support. Anca brings with her experience as an analytical scientist conducting research and quality control in the bio-technology industry. She has a Bachelor of Science in the field of Chemistry from Florida Atlantic University where she conducted independent research and quality control on water samples in Southeast Florida.
Read MoreAugust 9, 2021
Barentz to Distribute BASF Enzymes in North American HI&I Market
Barentz, a world-class distributor of life science ingredients and specialty chemical solutions throughout North America, is excited to announce our relationship with BASF which covers the Lavergy® product line, a new high-performance line of enzymes for use in detergents.
Read MoreJune 30, 2021
Barentz fait l’acquisition de Pestell Nutrition en Amérique du Nord
Hoofddorp (Pays-Bas), le 30 juin 2021 - Barentz International, l’un des principaux distributeurs mondiaux d’ingrédients du secteur des sciences de la vie, étendra ses activités en Amérique du Nord. La société est fière d’annoncer qu’elle a conclu un accord visant l’acquisition de Pestell Nutrition, important distributeur d’additifs alimentaires, d’ingrédients nutritionnels, de macro-minéraux et d’oligo-minéraux et d’ingrédients de spécialité pour animaux de compagnie dans les secteurs de la santé animale, de la nutrition animale et des aliments pour animaux de compagnie au Canada et aux États-Unis.
Read MoreJune 30, 2021
Barentz Acquires Pestell Nutrition in North America
Hoofddorp, the Netherlands, June 30, 2021 - Barentz International, a leading global life science ingredients distributor, will be expanding its activities in North America. The company proudly announces it has entered into an agreement to acquire Pestell Nutrition, a prominent distributor of feed additives, nutritional ingredients, macro and trace minerals, and pet specialty ingredients for the animal health, animal nutrition and pet food sectors across Canada and the USA.
Read MoreJune 8, 2021
Barentz hires Alvaro Santiago as Junior Product Development Chemist in Canada
Barentz, a leading distributor of life science ingredients and specialty chemical solutions throughout North America, is excited to welcome Alvaro Santiago to our laboratory team as Junior Product Development Chemist. He will support sales efforts in the petroleum and paper industries through laboratory-based investigations in the Barentz Client Solutions Laboratory.
Read MoreApril 1, 2021
Maroon Group Rebranded to Barentz
Maroon Group (“Maroon Group”), a leading North American distributor of life science ingredients and specialty chemicals, announced today that the company will be rebranded as Barentz, effective immediately. The name change follows the acquisition of Maroon Group by Barentz International (“Barentz”) in December 2020.
Read MoreOctober 14, 2020
Barentz To Acquire Maroon Group
Hoofddorp, The Netherlands, October 14th, 2020. Barentz International ("Barentz"), a leading global distributor of life science ingredients, has entered into a definitive, written agreement to acquire Maroon Group ("Maroon"), one of North America's leading specialty distributors. Maroon operates at a broad national level in the US market as well as across Canada. The acquisition of this leading North American platform, which is expected to close this quarter, will expand Barentz' activities and is aligned with Barentz' strategy to become a global leader in the life science and broader specialty chemical industries.
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