Mexico
Brenntag Starts Operation Of New Tank Terminal In Querétaro
On March 6, 2009, the first rail car supply reached the Brenntag location of Querétaro in Mexico.
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Additional tank cars of butyl acetate, n-propyl acetate, n-propanol, hexane, propylene glycol, calcium lignosulfonate, perchloroethylene and methylene chloride followed in the next days, and deliveries to Brenntag customers began immediately. Brenntag Mexico purchased BASF Mexicana’s state-of-the-art storage facilities in Querétaro in mid-December 2007. The distribution center is located in the growing industrial park of Querétaro, 200 km (125 miles) north of Mexico City. The site has 14,000 square meters (150,000 square feet) warehouse space including 1,000 square meters (11,000 square feet) of temperature-controlled rooms for fine chemicals and vitamins. The site is located on a property of 77,000 square meters (19.3 acres) and has capacities to receive and park up to 80 railcars simultaneously. The new tank terminal, which was completed on 1st March 2009, has a capacity of up to 2,700 m³. A semiautomatic filling plant accepts delivery of the various liquid materials which are supplied by rail or truck, then drummed, stored and blended as required. The terminal is equipped with product-specific lines and pumps, as well as a white room to drum USP grade products such as Propylene Glycol USP or Sorbitol USP. As recently as February 2009 Brenntag Mexico SA de CV acquired the Food Ingredient distributor Austro Corp to enhance its position in the Food & Pharma market. The Austro Corp customer portfolio stands to gain strongly from Brenntag´s new logistics capabilities in Querétaro. Brenntag Mexico has 160 employees in Mexico servicing customers throughout the country from 5 locations in Mexico City, Querétaro, Guadalajara, Monterrey and Tijuana with a strong strategic focus on the Personal & Household Care, Paint & Coatings, Oil & Gas, Plastics Additives and Food & Pharma areas. Key suppliers include ADM, Ajinomoto, BASF, Celanese, Cognis, DOW, DSM, Evonik, ExxonMobil, Ineos, Rhodia, Roquette, Song Wong, Stepan and Wacker. Contact: Rafael Serrano rserrano@brenntagla.com
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