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2024-December-Commodities-ReportNovember 1, 2023
Barentz Wins the Capitalizer Award - 2023 Modern Accounting Awards from Blackline
Barentz, a leading global distributor of life science and specialty performance ingredients throughout North America, is honored to accept the Capitalizer Award from Blackline’s 2023 Modern Accounting Awards for revolutionizing traditional accounting methods to adopt modern accounting practices.
Read MoreSeptember 13, 2023
Process Oils, Inc. appoints Barentz as a distributor of biobased metalworking fluid additives in North America.
Barentz, a leading distributor of life science & specialty ingredients, is pleased to be appointed as a North American distributor for Process Oils, Inc. – an Ergon, Inc. company.
Read MoreFebruary 13, 2023
Barentz announces North American leadership transition
Barentz announces a planned leadership transition in its North America business. Mike McKenna who previously served as President & COO North America, will become CEO North America. Terry Hill, former CEO, will join the company's Supervisory Board. These appointments are effective March 1, 2023.
Read MoreOctober 5, 2022
Barentz Acquires Viachem in the USA
Barentz International, a global life science ingredients distributor, announced today that it has acquired Viachem, Ltd (“Viachem”), a specialty distributor of life science ingredients and specialty chemicals. By combining a dedicated market research function and digitally enabled sales & marketing capabilities, Viachem represents a market growth engine for Barentz and its principal suppliers. The team will continue to be led by Mike Efting, Viachem’s President & Founder, and offices will remain in Plano, TX and Augusta, GA.
Read MoreSeptember 12, 2022
Barentz Expands Synthesis Solutions Team
Barentz, a leading distributor of life science ingredients and specialty chemical solutions throughout North America, is excited to welcome Shana McCabe to our expanding Synthesis Solutions sales team as Vice President of Sales.
Read MoreAugust 15, 2022
Barentz named Distributor for Pilot Chemical Company in U.S. and Canadian Metalworking & Lubricants and Oil & Gas markets
Barentz, a world-class distributor of specialty chemicals and ingredients, is excited to announce our exclusive relationship with Pilot Chemical Company to distribute Pilot Chemical’s entire Aristonate® range of products and D-300 Concentrate in the U.S. and Canada, effective immediately for LTL (Less Than Truckload) customers.
Read MoreMarch 16, 2022
Barentz Acquires DIVSA in Central America
Barentz International, a global life science ingredients distributor, announced today that it has acquired Distribuciones Industriales Variadas, S.A. ("Divsa" or the "Business"), Central America's leading value-add distributor of life science ingredients and specialty chemicals. With locations across Guatemala, the Dominican Republic, Honduras, El Salvador, Costa Rica, and Panama, Divsa represents the ideal fit to bridge Barentz' well-established presence in North and South America. The team will continue to be led by Mario Mena, Divsa's President & Founder, and the headquarters will remain in Guatemala City.
Read MoreFebruary 23, 2022
Barentz North America Receives Gold Level 2022 EcoVadis Sustainability Rating for ESG Program
Barentz North America, a leading distributor of life science ingredients and specialty chemicals across North America, is proud to announce that it has been granted Gold Level recognition from EcoVadis for its Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) program. This is the sixth consecutive year in which Barentz North America has received EcoVadis certification for its leading ESG program.
Read MoreJanuary 13, 2022
Barentz Acquires Chemcel and Launches Barentz Mexico
Barentz International, a leading global life science ingredients distributor, announced today that it has acquired certain assets of Chemcel, S.A. de C.V. (the “Business”), a value-add distributor of specialty ingredients into the Mexican pharmaceutical and nutrition markets. Through its technical sales team, in-house formulary capabilities, and a product portfolio focused on specialty excipients, the Business provides the natural platform to further expand into the Mexican market as Barentz Mexico. The team will continue to be led by Julio Rendon and the headquarters will remain in Mexico City.
Read MoreNovember 29, 2021
Giving back - Barentz shows support to global communities by partnering with Fill It Forward to donate to clean water projects.
Barentz, a leading distributor of life science ingredients and specialty chemical solutions throughout North America, is excited to support clean water initiatives through Fill-it-Forward.
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 MoreJune 30, 2021
Barentz fait l’acquisition de Pestell Nutrition en Amérique du Nord
Hoofddorp (Pays-Bas), le 30 juin 2021 - Barentz International, l’un des principaux distributeurs mondiaux d’ingrédients du secteur des sciences de la vie, étendra ses activités en Amérique du Nord. La société est fière d’annoncer qu’elle a conclu un accord visant l’acquisition de Pestell Nutrition, important distributeur d’additifs alimentaires, d’ingrédients nutritionnels, de macro-minéraux et d’oligo-minéraux et d’ingrédients de spécialité pour animaux de compagnie dans les secteurs de la santé animale, de la nutrition animale et des aliments pour animaux de compagnie au Canada et aux États-Unis.
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