HARKE UK & Ireland, based in Manchester, have been appointed as the exclusive distributor of LANXESS Home and Personal Care preservatives to the UK & Ireland markets.
HARKE UK & Ireland, a member of the HARKE GROUP based in Germany, are long-term champions of high performance, quality ingredients. Today they have announced their appointment as the exclusive distributor of LANXESS ingredients used in preservation of personal and home care formulations for UK and Ireland.
LANXESS is a leading specialty chemicals company based in Cologne, Germany, dedicated to supplying top-tier ingredients across the personal care, household, industrial and institutional (HI&I) industries, among others. HARKE UK & Ireland customers have benefited from the LANXESS preservation range of specialty chemicals for many years already, so the company is delighted to now be able to offer the LANXESS home and personal care preservatives as of November 1, 2024.
“Having worked with LANXESS for many years we know very well the outstanding quality, service and innovation they bring to market and we are excited to now expand this long standing relationship into our personal and home care portfolio. We believe in combination with HARKE UK & Ireland’s technical and formulation services we will now be able to offer an unparalleled comprehensive preservative systems package to our customer base.”
Andrew Ellwood, Sales Director at HARKE UK & Ireland
LANXESS’ diverse personal and home care product lineup, part of the Business Unit Material Protection Products, Segment Hygiene & Care, features preservatives, multifunctional additives, and antimicrobial solutions. With a strong focus on safety and environmental stewardship, LANXESS ensures that its ingredients not only comply with global regulatory standards but also support product reliability and extend shelf life.
Vivien Konetzky at LANXESS is also excited to begin offering their portfolio to the UK & Irish market via HARKE.
“We are delighted to announce our collaboration with HARKE UK & Ireland as the official new distributor for LANXESS’ home and personal care preservatives in the UK and Ireland. This partnership enhances our ability to provide high-quality preservation solutions to the home care and cosmetics industries across key markets.“
Vivien Konetzky, Global Product Manager Home & Personal Care
If you’d like to receive more information about LANXESS ingredients, contact our technical and sales teams via the contact form on our website (http://harke.co.uk/contact) we can provide ingredient information, samples, and formulation advice. Alternatively, Andrew Ellwood is available for direct communication.
Contact:
Andrew Ellwood
ane@harke.com
+44 (0) 7388 991227
About HARKE GROUP and HARKE UK & Ireland
HARKE UK & Ireland, Manchester, UK, is a daughter company of HARKE GROUP, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany, and operates as a distributor to sell HARKE GROUP’s chemicals, ingredients, specialty films and services like formulation and contract packing to the Home & Personal Care industry, Industrial & Institutional, Agricultural and CPP (Coating Plastic & Polymers), as well as Pharma and Food industries in UK and Ireland.
Offering more than a standard distributor, HARKE UK & Ireland has on-site lab facilities and is able to offer services such as: formulation development, reformulation, micro testing and performance testing, regulatory advice, sourcing and sample provision, as well as UK stock holding and warehouse to provide a fast turnaround.
Founded in 1965 as an internationally acting chemical distributor, the family owned HARKE GROUP will reach a total turnover of € 150 million in 2020, ranking among the top 50 Chemical Distributors in Europe. It has a network of subsidiaries all over Europe including Russia and Turkey.
Its product portfolio covers products for the life sciences industries such as pharma, food and cosmetics, as well as for the clean care and water treatment industry, raw materials for coatings, plastics and polymers, industrial chemicals and high purity chemicals for electronics. It furthermore comprises specialty plastic products such as specialty films and high purity containers up to complete packaging, graphics and gravure systems. Following its strategy as a full service and complete system provider, HARKE GROUP offers a full range of technical advice and services around those products, from regulatory advice, custom development and formulations, compatibility testing, tools, equipment and software to blending, contract filling and packing of finished products in its production sites in Germany and Hungary.
About LANXESS
LANXESS, a leading specialty chemicals company headquartered in Cologne, Germany, originated as a spin-off from Bayer in 2004. With approximately 12,800 employees across 32 countries, LANXESS has established a robust global presence and reported sales of EUR 6.7 billion in 2023.
The company’s core business centers on the development, manufacturing, and marketing of chemical intermediates, additives, and consumer protection products, serving a wide range of applications and industries worldwide.
Guided by a strong commitment to safety and sustainability, LANXESS focuses on providing solutions that protect both consumers and the environment. The challenges faced by its customers inspire LANXESS to deliver innovative, high-quality ingredients, supported by comprehensive technical and regulatory expertise. In alignment with its sustainability objectives, LANXESS aims to achieve climate neutrality by 2040 (covering scope 1 and 2 emissions) and a net-zero value chain by 2050 (scope 3).
