July 9 2025, David R Brown
Azelis strengthens its footprint in Italy with the acquisition of ACEF
Azelis, a leading global distributor of speciality chemicals and food ingredients industry, has announceed that it has acquired 100% of the shares of Azienda Chimica e Farmaceutica ("ACEF"), a distributor of speciality raw materials and ingredients for the cosmetic, nutraceutical and pharma industries in Italy. The deal reinforces Azelis' footprint in the Italian domestic market by actively consolidating the business into existing operations whilst leveraging portfolio synergies and creating value for its stakeholders.
The addition of ACEF's portfolio and technical capabilities reinforces our footprint in the personal care and galenic markets and expands our pharmaceutical and nutraceutical offerings
Marco Gerosa
Managing Director at Azelis Italy
Founded in 1940 in Piacenza, ACEF is well recognised in the local market for the breadth of its product and service offering tailored to the needs of over 4,000 customers in the cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, galenic products and nutraceutical markets. The company has more than 70 employees and long-standing relationships with a large network of well-known suppliers. ACEF operates three laboratories for technical support and quality control, as well as GMP-compliant facilities for pharmaceutical ingredients. Its subsidiary, Arda Natura, specialises in plant extracts and other natural products.
Alberto Piombi, President, and Emilio Zavattoni, CEO and Head of Administration & Finance at ACEF, commented: “We recognise the high-quality solutions that Azelis provides to its principals and customers, so joining forces is an exciting opportunity for ACEF. With our laboratory capabilities and tailor-made services, we look forward to adding our talents to those of the Azelis teams, leveraging our combined skills to reinforce our position as a leading distributor and bring the best solutions to our customers.”
Marco Gerosa, Managing Director at Azelis Italy, added: “We are pleased to welcome ACEF to the Azelis group, bringing together skilled teams and creating opportunities for people to grow. We continuously strive to deliver innovation through formulation, and ACEF's value proposition fits perfectly with our objective. The addition of their portfolio and technical capabilities reinforces our footprint in the personal care and galenic markets and expands our pharmaceutical and nutraceutical offerings. This acquisition is another demonstration of our commitment to our purpose of enabling our customers to win and our principals to grow.”
About Azelis
Azelis is a leading distributor of speciality chemicals and food ingredients present in over 65 countries across the globe with over 4,300 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 more than 62,000 customers, supported by +2,800 principal relationships, creating a turnover of €4.2 billion (2024). Azelis Group NV is listed on Euronext Brussels under ticker AZE.
Source(s): Azelis Press Release
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