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Columbian Chemicals Co. has appointed Brenntag, the global
leader in the chemical distribution market, as a distributor for Bolivia,
the Caribbean, Central America, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela,
effective January 1, 2006. Brenntag Latin America, Inc., will sell and
distribute Columbian's high quality industrial and rubber carbon
blacks in these countries.
This partnership strengthens Columbian's commitment
to providing more value for its customers by gaining efficiencies through
consolidated distribution channels and an unrivalled, state-of-the-art
distribution network.
"We are always looking for ways to provide more value
to our customers, and Brenntag Latin America, with their 1,035 employees
and 49 locations, offers an opportunity for Columbian to extend world-class
customer service to customers in South America," said Jas Sandhu,
vice president of global marketing.
The opportunity furthers Brenntag's presence in the
rubber, plastics, inks and coatings markets, as the company continues
to maximize its leading regional market position and expertise as the
world market leader with recorded sales of 4.6 billion euros in 2004.
Through the efforts of over eight thousand employees at three hundred
locations around the globe, Brenntag maintains its strong position in
world markets with superior supply chain logistics, single sourcing, and
value-added services.
Columbian Chemicals Co. is one of the world's leading
producers of carbon black - an engineered material that improves
the strength, durability and overall performance of a range of products
including tires and other mechanical rubber goods, as well as inks, paints,
plastics and coatings. The company is the only major global carbon black
manufacturer to have earned the ISO 14001 certification, an internationally
recognized standard for environmental management, at all of its manufacturing
facilities.
Based in Marietta, Georgia, Columbian Chemicals Co. is
a subsidiary of Phelps Dodge Corp., one of the world's leading producers
of copper. Columbian Chemicals Co. owns and operates 12 carbon black manufacturing
facilities in Brazil, Canada, England, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Korea,
Spain and the United States.
Source: Columbian Chemicals
Co.
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