Whyte Chemicals
Whyte Chemicals Ltd is a former British chemical distribution and production company, headquartered in Finchley, in north London, and with a distribution centre in Denaby, South Yorkshire. Founded in 1976, it was acquired in 2018 by OQEMA.
Whyte Chemicals was a privately owned company and a division of Whyte Group. It was established in 1976 and had a turnover in the region of £70 million.[1] As of March 2016[update] it was one of the largest private distributors of chemicals and polymers in the United Kingdom,[2] and was also a manufacturer of pharmaceuticals.[3]
After encountering credit problems, Whyte Chemicals entered administration in the first half of 2018 and in June that year was acquired by German company OQEMA; it is now part of OQEMA Ltd, the company's UK division which was formed with the acquisition of Lansdowne Chemical plc.[1][4][5]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Farrell, Stephen (28 June 2018). "Jobs saved in chemical distributor rescue deal". Insider Media. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ↑ "Whyte Chemicals". Whyte Chemicals Ltd. Archived from the original on 1 March 2016.
- ↑ "Whyte Chemicals Ltd". Bloomberg. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ↑ "OQEMA announces the Acquisition of Whyte Chemicals out of Administration". DistriConsult. 9 July 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ↑ Farrell, Stephen (29 August 2018). "Administrators 'optimistic' of chemical manufacturer rescue". Insider Media. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
External links[edit]
- Official website, archived on 13 February 2018
- OQEMA Ltd.
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