Global chemical distributor, Brenntag has officially launched Brenntag South Africa on October 1, 2017 after the merger of the separate operating entities Lionheart, Plastichem, Multilube and Warren Chem Specialities.

 “The new company has a focused commercial set-up, specifically tailored to Customer Industry Sectors and leveraging on the expertise and skills of the former individual companies, ensuring that the business is strategically and operationally better positioned to realize growth. Bringing the individual companies together has allowed for the development of a customer centered approach, aided by dedicated Product Management, strengthened departments for Safety, Quality & Regulatory Affairs and more streamlined and efficient Operations functions,” said Michael Thomson, President, Brenntag Africa.

Carl Blomme, Regional President, Brenntag, Europe West and MEA added, “The new structure is a perfect commercial organization leveraging our expertise to serve our valued customers and suppliers. It is of mutual benefit to both employees and the company. Due to our performance excellence culture, our focused organization will create an environment where individuals can develop and where we can assure delivering the best services to our business partners.”

The new company will be one of the leading chemical distributors for Specialty Chemicals in the southern African region. Brenntag Africa has about 180 employees and locations in Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban.

Earlier in June this year, Brenntag had strengthened its footprint in Asia Pacific by acquiring Chinese specialty chemicals distributor Wellstar Group. Brenntag had signed an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares in Hong Kong-based Wellstar Group”.