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News Stories

GT lines up manager for OmniPort

GT Logistics has signed a marketing agreement with Cokinos Energy Corp, under which Cokinos will be responsible for the marketing and scheduling of crude oil delivered to the GT OmniPort, due to open in April.

Brenntag opens Indian HQ

Brenntag has inaugurated its new Indian head office in Mumbai.

Brenntag profit nearly doubles

According to preliminary, unaudited numbers, Brenntag finished 2011 with a post-tax profit of €279.3m, up 90.5% on the €146.6m achieved the previous year.

Potter gets SQAS

UK-based Potter Group Logistics' transport and warehousing operations at its Droitwich distribution centre have now been SQAS assessed.

VLS-Group aligns with Milkyway

VLS-Group has signed an agency agreement with Shanghai Milkyway International Chemical Logistics that will allow it to offer a wider range of logistics services to the chemical industry in China.

Safic-Alcan buys Necarbo

France's Safic-Alcan has acquired Necarbo, a Dutch chemical distributor that finished 2010 with revenues of some €63m.

New structure for Lehnkering

Imperial Logistics International has announced how its newly acquired Lehnkering operations will fit into its overall structure.

DGM adds to footprint in Houston

DGM Houston has acquired an additional 3,000 m² of storage space in close proximity to its existing warehousing facility in order to accommodate customer needs.

Dentressangle boosts revenues

Norbert Dentressangle closed 2011 with revenues of €3.6bn, up 26 per cent on the €2.8bn achieved in 2010. Of these revenues, 55 per cent came from operations outside France as opposed to 44 per cent the previous year.

Corporindo counts its cash

Indonesian fuels and chemicals distributor AKR Corporindo expects to close its 2011 books with revenues of around IDR 18.5tr ($2bn).

Melrob catches the eye

Melrob has been named as BASF’s global sales partner for its GMMA and Si-Hy monomer lines.

Hawkins bolsters bottom line

Minneapolis-headquartered Hawkins has posted third quarter net income of $5.6m, up 30.5 per cent on the $4.3m announced this time last year.

Ahlers Belgium wins AEO-F status

Ahlers Belgium has received Authorised Economic Operator (Full) (AEO-F) status from Belgian Customs. The certification covers Ahlers' sites in Antwerp and Evergem as well as all integrated services offered by the company.


Features

Agility spots the stars

MARKETS Global economic uncertainty and Middle Eastern political turmoil are doing little to dim the attractiveness of emerging markets, which themselves show signs of reducing their dependency on developed countries

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China opens up

CONFERENCE China offers the biggest motor for growth in the global petrochemical industry but also major logistics challenges. A new event in Shanghai aims to help

Yangtse River Crossing