Business: Connell

New food application facility accelerates business development and responsiveness for customers and suppliers in Australia and New Zealand   SYDNEY– July 30, 2012 – Connell Brothers, the largest marketer and distributor of specialty chemicals and industrial ingredients in Asia-Pacific, has expanded food formulation services for its customers and suppliers in Australia and New Zealand with the opening of a…

Specialty chemicals distribution company supports technical service needs of suppliers and customers through infrastructure investments   SINGAPORE – July 30, 2012 – Connell Brothers, the largest marketer and distributor of specialty chemicals and industrial ingredients in Asia-Pacific, has increased its infrastructure and facility investments over the last several months across the region to support the growth of…

Since 1895, Connell Brothers has consistently been a leading distributor in Asia-Pacific, evolving and adapting to serve customers and suppliers.   SAN FRANCISCO – Dec. 19, 2011 – Connell Brothers, a division of Wilbur-Ellis Company andthe largest marketer and distributor of specialty chemicals and ingredients in Asia-Pacific, has expanded its services over the last year while continuing to deliver superior…

Azita Owlia, formerly of Bayer Material Science, will oversee operations and business development in North Asia for Asia’s largest specialty chemicals and ingredients distributor    SAN FRANCISCO – Nov. 29, 2011 –– Connell Brothers, a division of Wilbur-Ellis Company, andthe largest marketer and distributor of specialty chemicals and ingredients in Asia-Pacific, has hired Azita Owlia, a former senior vice president at Bayer Material…

License allows company to streamline its operations and services for customers and suppliers  HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam — May 19, 2011 — Effective today, Connell Brothers (Vietnam) Company (“CBC Vietnam”), a subsidiary of Wilbur-Ellis Company, will operate as a fully licensed distributor of specialty industrial chemicals and ingredients in the Vietnam market, allowing the company to expand…

SINGAPORE — January 25, 2011 — Connell Brothers (CBC) announced today that it has been appointed as the Singapore distributor for Silberline Asia Pacific Inc. Silberline is a world leader and global supplier of high quality special effect and performance pigments that enhance the visual appeal of coatings, paints, inks, plastics and textiles.  “We are very pleased that Silberline has selected Connell Brothers…

Food, personal care and pharma products will be stored in a new, safeguarded state-of-the-art facility  BANGKOK – December 16, 2010 – Connell Brothers Company (CBC) today announced its purchase of a warehouse and land in Bang Plee Industrial Estate. The purchase is the latest step the company is taking to provide high-standard logistics practices, as well as…

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. — Aug. 5, 2008 — Wilbur-Ellis Co. today announced that its international specialty industrial and food ingredients division, Connell Bros. Company, Ltd., has taken full control of its Taiwan operations by repurchasing the shares owned by its minority partner, Tong Hsing Enterprise Co., Ltd.   “We’re committed to growing our business in Taiwan, and this transaction…

On July 21, 2005 Wilbur Ellis Company purchased Material Resources International Corporation, a chemical distribution business located in the Philippines. “The Material Resources operations are very complementary to our existing chemical distribution business in the Philippines, which were started in 1898, and to the entire Connell Bros. network on the Pacific Rim,” said Wilbur-Ellis Company…