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Safic-Alcan acquires majority stake in Castelli Food S.p.A.

Paris La Défense, March 28 2019 – Safic-Alcan, a major distributor of specialty chemicals, announces that it has acquired a majority stake in Castelli Food S.p.A. (CF), an ingredient distributor specializing in the food and beverage sector in Italy. CF supplies products such as yeast extracts, vegetable preparations, different types of fibres, spices and herbs, milk derivatives, vegetal extracts, special...

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Safic-Alcan acquires Luigi and Felice Castelli S.p.A.

Paris-La Défense, March 28 2019 – Safic-Alcan, a major distributor of specialty chemicals, announces that it has acquired 100% of Luigi and Felice Castelli S.p.A. (LFC), a leading chemical distributor specializing in the life science sector in Italy. Established in 1868 and headquartered in Milan, LFC is a well-known distributor with a focus on ingredients for cosmetic in Italy. “The...

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ThermoFisher Scientific Talented 12 class of 2019 – call for nominations close on April 15th

The Talented 12 2019 program, recognises and celebrates the young visionaries whose chemistry is making an impact on the world, fosters innovation and inspires the next generation of talent to bring chemistry to life. Give inspiring young chemists the recognition they deserve by nominating them for the Talented 12 class of 2019. The call for nominations is open until April...

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Safic-Alcan and Evonik strengthen partnership in Coating Additives

Paris-La Défense, March 13, 2019 – Safic-Alcan, an international specialty chemicals distributor, is pleased to announce the extension of its partnership with Evonik to new products and new territories, effective immediately. For many years, Safic-Alcan has been working with Evonik for the distribution of their silicas (AEROSIL® and ACEMATT®) in France and Benelux, and with the Air Products Specialty Additives...

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Chemlink Specialities Ltd and Addi-Tec Ltd now part of the HARKE GROUP

On February 22nd 2019, HARKE GROUP, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany acquired Chemlink Specialities Ltd and Addi-Tec Ltd, both formerly businesses within the Chemlink Group in Manchester, UK. Chemlink Specialities Ltd and Addi-Tec Ltd are leaders in a technical, value added approach to the market, and their goals and aspirations closely match those of the HARKE GROUP. This acquisition will...

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Ready for the future: The NRC Group re-brands as Nordmann

As of March 19 2019, all of our companies will be operating under one unified brand name: Nordmann. This step comes as part of our corporate strategy to remain a strong partner in international distribution. It means that in future, we and all of our subsidiary companies will be presenting ourselves under the shared brand name Nordmann. A common slogan,...

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Safic-Alcan acquires Langley Smith & Company based in London

Paris – La Défense, March 18 2019 – Safic-Alcan UK, a major distributor of specialty chemicals and subsidiary of the Safic-Alcan Group, announces that it has acquired 100% of Langley-Smith & Company. Langley-Smith was established in 1907 and is a specialty chemicals distributor in United Kingdom, Ireland and mainland Europe, with a focus on adhesives, paint and coatings, polymer modification,...

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Strem up their game in the field of Photocatalysis

Photocatalysis is a type of catalysis that results in the alteration of the rate of a photoreaction – a chemical reaction that involves the absorption of light by one or more reacting species – by adding catalysts that participate in the chemical reaction without being consumed. This is a rapidly expanding market in research and Strem Chemicals UK can offer...

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Safic-Alcan and Dow expand Distribution Agreement to the entire EMEA Region

Paris-La Défense, January 28, 2019 – Safic-Alcan, an international specialty chemicals distributor, is pleased to announce the extension of its existing distribution agreement with Dow for ethylene copolymers to the entire Europe, Middle East and Africa region (EMEA), effective between January 1st 2019 and April 1st 2019. Drawing on their successful partnership for France, Spain, Portugal and Nordics, Dow and...

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WeylChem collaborates with PUReSmart project: Transforming the Polyurethane Recycling Circular Economy

PolyUrethane Recycling towards a Smart Circular Economy The PUReSmart project, coordinated by the Belgian company Recticel, was launched on 1 January 2019 for a duration of four years. It is supported by EUR 6 million in funding from the European Union Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme. The PUReSmart collaborative consortium gathers nine partners from six different countries and seeks...

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