Cornelius’ investment in Cornelius France follows recent expansions into Poland and Eastern Europe and reaffirms their commitment to grow Cornelius into a pan- European distributor of speciality chemicals.
Sales director, Darren Spiby, said to Personal Care: “This is fantastic news for Cornelius and our partners. We see the French market as vibrant and full of opportunity and we believe we can make a real difference. We have established a great team and have some truly world class supply partners. Our product offer is compelling and includes many unique innovative materials which we hope will delight our French customers.” This is a significant step as part of the specialty chemicals distributor’s three-year strategy for growth. Cornelius managing director, David Brown, commented: “We are looking to expand our geographic presence and thus diversifying into France was a logical step for our business. We are also currently evaluating a market entry plan for Germany for 2012.’’