Distribution

Confidence has returned to the chemical distribution sector after strong sales growth so far this year. “Driven by minimal stocks held by customers that had to be replenished, and a general pick-up in industrial activity, larger chemical distributors reported significant increases in sales and operating profits for the first six months of 2010, compared with the recession period last year,” says Günther Eberhard, managing director of consulting firm DistriConsult (Wädenswil, Switzerland). Private equity investors have taken a renewed...

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