Biozid division acquired by Prom Chem

With the acquisition of the biocide business for the EMEA region from Prom Chem, Vink Chemicals has further expanded its core business.

Vink Chemicals GmbH & Co. KG has acquired the biocide business of Prom Chem Limited from Great Britain. As a result, the medium-sized company from Kakenstorf in Lower Saxony is expanding its most important business area in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

Vink Chemicals generates around 90 percent of its sales from the production and distribution of biocides. "With this acquisition, we are strengthening our core business and opening up new target groups," says David Zilm, Sales Manager Biocides. The purchase of part of Prom Chem's biocide division, focusing on BIT (1,2-benzisothiazolin-3-one/ CAS: 2634-33-5), fits perfectly into the company's growth strategy.

The biocide expert from Northern Germany has acquired all European registrations of Prom Chem's biocide formulations as part of the acquisition and will now offer all PROMEX brand biocides. In addition to the active ingredients CMIT/MIT and MIT, BIT will now complement the portfolio for Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.

For customers, there will be no change in the quality, specifications, and designations of Prom Chem's biocide formulations due to the takeover. Only the formulations of the PROMEX CMT (CMIT/MIT) types will be marketed under the name Vinkocide in the future.

Prom Chem users will benefit from the acquisition, among other things, through the comprehensive service offered by Vink Chemicals: "We not only support with regulatory questions and formulation registration if desired. Small-batch production is also naturally part of our service. This clearly sets us apart from the competition," says Zilm.