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August 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 MoreJuly 16, 2021
Barentz Expands U.S. Personal Care Team
Barentz, a leading distributor of life science ingredients and specialty chemical solutions throughout North America, is excited to welcome Danielle Bolger to our expanding Personal Care team as Account Manager covering the Midwest. Danielle's passion for Molecular Biology, Cellular Biology, and Chemistry, along with her experience in technical marketing, sales, and new product development bring to Barentz a proven track record of success. Danielle's professional experience has allowed her to work closely alongside advanced R&D engineers, while exponentially strengthening her problem-solving skillset. Her extensive experience in refining major environmental compositions, along with her ability to troubleshoot plant operation issues will help drive significant growth to the Personal Care market throughout the Midwestern region.
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 MoreApril 9, 2021
Barentz Announces Expansion of Distribution Agreement with Colonial Chemical to Cover Illinois and South Wisconsin
Barentz is pleased to announce the expansion of its existing partnership with Colonial Chemical to distribute exclusively Colonial Chemical’s Ingredients for the Personal Care in the states of Illinois and South Wisconsin, effective May 1, 2021.
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 MoreMarch 23, 2021
Honeywell Names Maroon Group, A Barentz Company, as North American Distributor for Earth-Friendly Solstice® Ingredients in Personal Care and Pharmaceuticals
Honeywell has named Maroon Group, a Barentz Company, as a key North American channel to market and distribute Honeywell’s Earth-friendly Solstice® ingredients in Personal Care and Pharmaceuticals. Maroon Group, recently acquired by Barentz International BV to become a leading global life science ingredient and specialty chemical distributors, brings some of the best customer service and solutions offerings in the industry and is ready to serve as an authorized channel for Honeywell’s Earth-friendly Solstice® ingredients across the U.S. and Canada.
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.
Read MoreSeptember 28, 2020
Maroon Group Hires Alex Reichert, Operations Manager for CARE Vertical
Maroon Group is proud to announce Alex Reichert as our new Operations Manager for our Lincoln, RI facility supporting our rapidly growing CARE Vertical. Alex brings nine years of experience within the logistics and transportation industry to the organization, holding multiple leadership roles in the past with UPS.
Read MoreAugust 19, 2020
Maroon Group Hires Beth Campbell as U.S. Human Resources Manager
Maroon Group, a leading distributor of specialty chemicals and ingredients across North America, is excited to announce the appointment of Beth Campbell as Human Resources Manager for the U.S.
Read MoreJuly 1, 2020
Maroon Group Acquires Holland Chemicals
Maroon Group LLC announced today that it has acquired Holland Chemicals, a value-added distributor of specialty chemicals and ingredients to the personal care, household & industrial cleaning, food, and industrial markets. Holland Chemicals' management team, led by Jonathon Rhodes, will continue to actively manage the business on a day-to-day basis. The addition of Holland Chemicals marks a continuation of Maroon Group's strategy of supporting customers and principal suppliers through industry-focused sales and technical teams throughout North America.
Read MoreJune 8, 2020
Maroon Group Coronavirus Update
Over the last several months we've continued to focus on providing the highest levels of service and support you are accustomed to from Maroon Group while adapting to a "new normal." Our teams are fulfilling customer orders as our workforce predominantly operates remotely. Our N. American sites are at various stages of re-entry although we remain conservative in our approach to ensure the safety of our employees, customers, and principal partners.
Read MoreMay 1, 2020
Maroon Group Coronavirus Update
The last couple of months have presented many challenges for our organization. We're fortunate to be considered an essential business, providing raw materials, ingredients, formulary and technical support to critical industries. I'm extremely proud of the way our team has faced these challenges and adapted many aspects of our business to serve our customers and the communities in which we operate. Our operations remain open and we're fulfilling customer orders as required.
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