History 

 

At IMCD, we’ve always been curious,
passionate, and ambitious.

Right from the early days, we have applied our entrepreneurial mindset to every opportunity that we uncover through working with our suppliers and customers.

This, in turn, has fuelled our drive to adopt a true partnership model. Not satisfied with being the ‘middleman’, we set out to evolve and became one of the first distributors of speciality chemicals and ingredients to share information transparently,
 delivering sales data and market intelligence through a single point of contact. Through taking expertise in-house, we’ve grown to provide our customers with the technical know-how they need to turn market trends into products that make a real difference.  

2023


The Supervisory Board nominates Valerie Diele-Braun as Chief Executive Officer, effective January 2024, succeeding founder CEO Piet van der Slikke. IMCD completes 13 acquisitions and signed five share or asset purchase agreements (to be closed in 2024), adding complementary business to all regions and in various market segments.

2022


With 11 acquisitions, IMCD successfully expanded its global network and product portfolio in all its regions.

Furthermore, IMCD launched a new business group, Industrial Solutions, offering customers dedicated application experts in four key areas: chemical intermediaries, environmental technologies, material technologies and processing technologies.
 
Increasing its sustainability efforts, IMCD joined Together for Sustainability, a member-driven initiative that aims to raise CSR standards throughout the chemical industry. Additionally, IMCD was included as one of 25 companies in the Dutch ESG AEX, demonstrating best Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices.

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2021


In the APAC region, we accelerated our growth in the personal care market and improved our portfolio in life sciences, home care, water treatment and waterborne coatings solutions. Through acquisitions in the Americas region, we strengthened our industrial market presence in Central America, Peru, the Caribbean, and Colombia. In EMEA, we bolster our presence to better serve customers and partners throughout Southeast Europe (SEE).

2020


IMCD celebrates 25 years of innovation and value creation.

2019


IMCD moves into the Dutch blue chip AEX index.

2015 - 2018


IMCD establishes a footprint in the U.S and Canada and strengthens its operations in Latin America and Asia. IMCD develops its laboratories into a global network of technical centres that provide its partners with high-quality technical advice and formulation expertise.

2005 - 2013


IMCD strengthens its activities across EMEA and enters new regions in Africa, Latin America and APAC.

2001 - 2004


Internatio-Müller Chemical Distribution becomes a stand-alone business and formally changes its name to IMCD.

In 2014 IMCD is listed on the Euronext Stock Exchange in Amsterdam.

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1995


Under the management of Piet van der Slikke, a group of companies within Internatio-Müller form a separate division to become a new player in the field of speciality chemicals distribution.