Barentz joins the growing membership of the European Association of Chemical distributors

Brussels, 8 March 2010

Barentz joined the European Association of Chemical Distributors (Fecc) as the second new company member in 2010 after a successful 2009 which saw five new company members joining Fecc. Barentz, headquartered in Hoofddorp, the Netherlands is one of Europe’s leading speciality raw material companies in Europe.

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. Barentz is active in more than 25 countries throughout Europe, and employs over 400 skilled and motivated professionals.

“Including such a global chemical distributor as Barentz 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 shows 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 as a new member, the Fecc now brings together a total of 37 company members as well as 16 national associations, 14 associate and affiliated Members.

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