ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Oct. 14, 2014 – Rinchem Company, LLC announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Chimei Logistics Corporation, a Taiwan-based provider of warehousing, transportation and freight forwarding solutions within the Asia-Pacific region. Rinchem, a global logistics provider of high-purity, temperature-controlled chemicals and gases, plans to utilize this acquisition to better support its growing customer base within the regions of South Korea, Japan, mainland China, Singapore and Taiwan.
According to Ken Breinholt, Director of Operations for Rinchem’s Asia-Pacific region, “The acquisition of Chimei Logistics is an exciting development for Rinchem and strengthens our service offering to customers within the Asia-Pacific region. Through this acquisition, Rinchem will add asset-based third party logistics and freight forwarding capabilities and expertise to the local market.”
Prior to being acquired, Chimei Logistics Corporation, headquartered in Tainan City, Taiwan, was a subsidiary of Chimei Corporation. The acquisition includes a 36,000-square-foot distribution facility located within a few miles of the Tainan Science Park and within 50 miles of the port of Kaohsiung, the largest port in Taiwan. The acquisition also includes the transfer of employees, a ground transportation fleet, freight forwarding assets, logistics information systems and over 193,000 square feet of property.
For more information about Rinchem’s chemical logistics services within the Asia-Pacific region, please contact us by email at asia.sales@rinchem.com, by telephone at 1-888-3PL-CHEM, or via Rinchem’s website at www.rinchem.com (http://tch.rinchem.com for our Chinese language version of the Rinchem website).
Contacts:
Christopher P. Wright
Director of Sales and Marketing
Rinchem Company, LLC
Tel: 503.969.1184
cwright@rinchem.com
Paul Kao
Taiwan Country Manager
Rinchem Company, LLC
Tel: +866.983.057.285
pkao@rinchem.com
About Rinchem Company, LLC
Rinchem Company, LLC is a third-party chemical logistics provider for companies within areas such as the semiconductor, chemical, paints and coatings, oil and gas, pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. Located throughout North America and in parts of Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, Rinchem utilizes its network of customized, temperature-controlled warehouses and transportation assets to provide safe and efficient global chemical management solutions. In business since 1976, Rinchem has been providing chemical management services to its customers for thirty-eight years. Rinchem provides a wide range of chemical logistics services, including dedicated and multi-client warehousing, on-site services, over-the-road and local transportation, freight forwarding and port logistics services, empty container return management, supply chain consulting and global freight management. More information is available at www.rinchem.com or 1-888-3PL-CHEM.