Maroon Group Rebranded to Barentz

April 1, 2021

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.

"This is a significant milestone for our company as we accelerate our growth under Barentz," commented Terry Hill, CEO of Barentz North America. Mr. Hill continued, "I am pleased by our organizations commitment to market leadership, continuous improvement, and Creating Customer Success throughout our integration."

"This rebranding aligns our global organization and allows us to deliver the best solutions for our customers and principal partners, locally and around the world," added Mike McKenna, President and COO of Barentz North America. "We will leverage the global scale of Barentz while continuing to invest in our core markets as we execute on our strategy to become a global leader in the life science and broader specialty chemical industries."

In conjunction with this rebranding, the company has launched a new North American website which can be found at www.barentz-na.com.

ABOUT BARENTZ
Barentz is a leading global life science ingredients and specialty chemicals distributor for the Human Nutrition, Pharmaceutical, Personal Care, Specialty Industrial and Animal Nutrition markets. Headquartered in the Netherlands, Barentz distributes ingredients for products to small- and medium-sized enterprises and large customers globally. The Group sources branded specialty ingredients from leading manufacturers worldwide and its ingredients experts provide value-added technical support (including pre-mixing, blending, customized formulation and testing) from its state-of-the-art, customized formulation centers and application laboratories in EMEA, the Americas and Asia-Pacific.

Established in 1953, Barentz has operations in more than 60 countries with a strong presence in Europe and Asia, and a growing presence in North America and Latin America. With a turnover of 1.5 billion the company employs around 1,500 people worldwide and serves over 21,000 customers. For more information, please visit: www.barentz.com.