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March 8th, 2010
Barcelonesa and Barentz become new FECC direct members
Brussels, 8 March 2010 - Barentz, the leading specialty raw material company in Europe, and Barcelonesa specializing in the distribution of organic chemical products, chemical specialties and raw materials, joined the European Association of Chemical Distributors (FECC) as the first two new company members in 2010 after a successful 2009 saw five new members join FECC.
The Barentz group exclusively represents a number of leading and innovative producers of raw materials from all over the world, and offers a complete portfolio of products, technological development support and logistic services to the major food and non-food industries in Europe. Established in 1953, Barentz now offers a well-established network of 18 sales offices, three production facilities and two sourcing offices. With its headquarter in Hoofddorp, the Netherlands, Barentz is active in more than 25 countries throughout Europe, and employs over 400 skilled and motivated professionals.
With over 60 years of experience, Barcelonesa offers global solutions for the distributor section. By sourcing products from all over the world, Barcelonesa, headquartered in Barcelona, currently maintains a portfolio of over 500 products which are ready for immediate delivery primarily to the Iberian Peninsula, Southern Europe and Northern Africa.
“Including two such global chemical distributors into the FECC membership is really a pleasure and demonstrates the growing importance of FECC in representing its members on a European scale. It also shows that chemical distribution is a vital field in the chemical industry chain and FECC’s growing membership indicates that working together to strengthen the field even further is what the industry wants and needs,” said Hendrik Abma, Director General of FECC.
With the acceptance of Barentz and Barcelonesa as new members, the FECC now brings together a total of 36 company members as well as 16 national associations, 14 associate and affiliated members. The five new members joining in 2009 are VWR International, JSC Rushimset, Telko, Stera Chemicals and Amlin.
Visit the Barentz website www.barentz.com and the Barcelonesa website at www.grupbarcelonesa.com
Editor’s note:
FECC represents the European chemical distribution industry, a sector that generates sales of more than €30 billion a year. FECC members promote and implement environmental, health and safety standards such as the Responsible Care programme. The chemical distribution sector represented by FECC meets the demands of over one million downstream users across all branches of industry.
For press enquiries:
Hendrik Abma, Director General, hab@fecc.org, +32 (0)2 679 02 60