Cameroon
Brenntag Making Major Strides In Central Africa
In December 2008, Brenntag took part with great success in the “Promote” international trade fair in Yaoundé, the capital of Cameroon.
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More than 1,000 companies from 20 countries were represented at the trade fair held every three years. 5,000 employees staffed the stands of the companies, greeting some 150,000 visitors in attendance at the 10-day fair. Frank Vercruysse, General Manager of Brenntag Export, comments: “Brenntag Export has been doing extensive business in Central and West Africa for some time. A well-organized trade fair such as Promote in Yaoundé, is an outstanding opportunity to establish numerous fruitful business contacts in a short time. Our participation definitely helped promote awareness of Brenntag in Africa. We are pleased to have already signed the first contracts as a result.” The African market is of considerable importance for Brenntag Export. Philippe Hick, Brenntag Area Manager for Central Africa, remarks: “We have maintained business relationships for many years in the countries of Central and West Africa in particular - Senegal, Mali, Guinea, Togo, Benin, Cameroon, Congo, Nigeria, Ghana, Gabon and Angola. The region of Central and West Africa is rich in natural resources, including crude oil, bauxite, cobalt, copper, diamonds, tin, iron, natural gas, manganese, nickel, gold, titanium, uranium and zinc. A wide range of chemicals are needed to tap these reserves of raw materials.” Frank Vercruysse and Philippe Hick were also pleased to greet countless potential new customers at the Brenntag stand. Visitors included high-ranking persons such as Louis Paul Motaze, Minister of Economy and Planning in Cameroon, who showed great interest in Brenntag’s portfolio of products and services, and Michel Tilemans, Belgian ambassador for the C.E.M.A.C zone (Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Central African Republic and Chad). Brenntag Export Operates In 150 Countries Around The Globe Brenntag Export, a leading international distributor of packaged chemicals, was created from the merger of the corresponding Brenntag divisions in Belgium, the Netherlands and France. Its team currently consists of 39 employees, including 14 sales representatives. The company operates four sales offices and three branch offices with their own warehouses and ultra-modern filling stations for solvents and acids in Deerlijk and Mouscron (Belgium) as well as Dordrecht and Rotterdam (Netherlands). The flexible logistics network makes it possible to export more than 1,300 different products to 150 countries around the world. Business focuses on the leading manufacturers of finished goods and the chemical importers and/or distributors in the respective countries. Frank Vercruysse adds: “The customers of Brenntag Export appreciate in particular our broad range of products, the efficiency and flexibility of our logistics network and the possibility of ordering mixed container lots." Contact: Frank Vercruysse frank.vercruysse@brenntag.be
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