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December 21 2020, David R Brown

Azelis boosts its life sciences portfolio in Australia with the acquisition of CW Pacific

Azelis, a leading distributor of specialty chemicals and food ingredients, is to acquire 100% of the shares of CW Pacific, Elle Bee Exports, CW Pacific Specialties and EB1 Pty Ltd ("CW Pacific") in Australia. CW Pacific specialises in the distribution of food ingredients to the bakery and meat market as well as specialty chemicals for the horticulture market. The company primarily serves the Australian market but they are also active in New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and other Pacific Islands.

This new partnership will provide continuity of our business and access to additional customers and suppliers, as well as further expertise, infrastructure and growth opportunities

Skip Webb
Founder and Managing Director of CW Pacific

The acquisition of CW Pacific will boost the footprint of Azelis Australia in the life sciences sector and is expected to generate cross-selling opportunities in food and agrochemicals. CW Pacific was established in 1997 and employs 17 people. All employees will become part of Azelis, including Founder and Managing Director Skip Webb. Azelis has offices in Sydney and Melbourne while CW Pacific has offices in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. Azelis runs paper, leather & textile and CASE dedicated application laboratories while CW Pacific has a food test kitchen in Brisbane that provides innovative solutions to its customers.

Camiel Huisman, Managing Director of Azelis Australia, said: “The excellent market presence in food and agriculture that CW Pacific has established, in combination with the global principals that Azelis has access to, will enable us to distribute an even more diverse and more competitive range of food and agriculture ingredients into the Oceania market. We are looking forward to building on this extended platform.”

Skip Webb, Founder and Managing Director of CW Pacific, added: “We have built an excellent local commercial presence in the market over the years. By becoming part of a strong international player such as Azelis, we will bring considerable added value for our principals, our customers as well as to the team of CW Pacific. This new partnership will provide continuity of our business and access to additional customers and suppliers, as well as further expertise, infrastructure and growth opportunities.”

Azelis gained a leading position in Australia and New Zealand with the acquisition of Chemcolour back in 2017. The transaction is expected to close in two months.

About Azelis
Azelis is a leading distributor of speciality chemicals and food ingredients present in over 50 countries across the globe with around 2,200 employees. Our knowledgeable teams of industry, market and technical experts are each dedicated to a specific market within Life Sciences and Industrial Chemicals. We offer a lateral value chain of complementary products to about 40,000 customers, creating a turnover of €2.15 billion (2019).

Throughout our extensive network of more than 60 application laboratories, our award-winning technical staff help customers develop formulations. We combine a global reach with a local focus to offer a reliable, integrated service to local customers and attractive business opportunities to principals. And we believe in building and nurturing solid, honest and transparent relationships with our people and partners.

Source(s): Azelis Press Release

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