The history of our company
Mr. H.L. Barentz established Barentz Chemische GRONDSTOFFEN B.V. in Amsterdam in 1953. Within the first decades of its existence, the company grew quickly and developed successfully into one of the leading suppliers of industrial raw materials on the Dutch market.
The establishment of Barentz N.V. in Zaventem, Belgium, in 1988 saw the opening of our first foreign office, which also marked the beginning of Barentz's international expansion in Europe. The successful fundament of this expansion was the establishment of Barentz Europe B.V. in the year 2000.
Today BARENTZ has sales in 25 countries throughout Europe, and employs over 300 skilled and motivated professionals. The total sales during the year 2006 was EUR 390 million.
The following subsidiaries were established consecutively throughout the years:
- 1953
Barentz B.V., the Netherlands - 1988
Barentz N.V., Belgium - 1991
Barentz GmbH, Germany - 1992
Barentz spol.s r.o, Czech Republic
Barentz spol.s r.o, Slovakia - 1995
Barentz Sp. Z o.o, Poland - 1997
Barentz France SARL, France - 2000
Barentz Europe B.V., the Netherlands - 2002
Barentz Ingredients B.V., the Netherlands
Barentz Bulgaria., Bulgaria - 2003
Barentz Hungary Kft., Hungary
Barentz Romania S.R.L, Romania - 2004
Barentz Campi y Jove, (Spain, Portugal and Mahreb countries)
Barentz ApS, Denmark (Sweden , Norway and Finland) - 2005
Barentz UK Ltd , United Kingdom
Barentz China Sourcing, P.R. of China
Barentz Service srl, Italy - 2006
Barentz Russia - 2007
Acquisition Sicos Srl, Arcore (Mi) Italy by Barentz Service Srl
Acquisition Fa. L.I. Frank – Wed. W. Miedendorp in Twello, The Netherlands
Barentz GVKT Ltd STI, Turkey
Cooperation Sander AG, Zug, Switzerland
Further expansion of our network of offices in Europe is pursued. Continuity and growth have been our drivers for the past 50 years and they will continue to be our drivers for the future.