Logistics
January/February 2016
Talke’s carbon link
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n Spain, Global-Talke has expanded its capacity and services
at its Tarragona location.
For UK-headquartered CPL Carbon Link, Global-Talke will
immediately begin grinding activated carbon for transport to
customers on the Iberian Peninsula.
Global Talke is a joint venture of Global Spedition, Spain, and
German chemical logistics company Talke. In Tarragona, the company
offers a range of logistics services for chemicals and food and animal
feed additives. By extending its services with new warehouses and
equipment, the firm says high-quality activated carbon will be
ground, filled, stored and loaded in the southern Spanish port.
The basis for this new value-added service is a long-term contract
with CPL Carbon Link, a specialist for activated carbon filters, with
worldwide operations.
“We have already cooperated well with the Talke Group in the past
and value its flexibility,” said Steve Bell, director and general manager
of CPL Carbon Link. “I’m pleased that Global-Talke is supporting us
and our distribution partner Brenntag in supplying our customers on
the Iberian Peninsula even more efficiently.” Previously, the activated
carbon went to Great Britain to be handled before being forwarded
to Spain. Now the base material is sent straight to Global-Talke,
where it is ground on site and prepared for shipping. The 3,000
tonnes of active carbon handled in Tarragona annually is used for
applications such as filtering edible oils and drinking water.
“We have been working together with CPL Carbon Link for some
time and are very pleased to have expanded our service in such an
interesting way on the basis of the long-term cooperation now
agreed on,” added Victor Gil, managing director of Global-Talke.
“This is the most recent example of how we support customers with
specialised knowledge and outstanding flexibility to supply their
receivers efficiently.”
Parallel to building up capacities for CPL Carbon Link, the logistics
outfit has created further handling and storage capabilities. As a
result the joint venture now offers over 20,000 pallet spaces and,
having created 10 additional jobs, now provides employment to 40
people.
Meanwhile, Talke’s Saudi Arabian joint venture SA Talke has been
awarded the on-site logistics for National Petrochemical Industrial
Company (NATPET) in Yanbu, Medina province.
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In addition to warehousing Global-Talke is now offering grinding and picking of activated carbon
in Spain
The contract is signed for an initial period of three years and
encompasses product handling and warehouse management. The
products are premium grades PP from the LyondellBasell Spheripol
process for heterophasic and random copolymers. NATPET is
considered one of first companies in the region to use this
economical method of producing a wide range of premium-quality
PP grades.
“We are very pleased we could secure SA Talke’s support for this
production entity,” commented Jamal Malaikah, president and COO
of NATPET. “This will enable us to e