圣马力诺共和国/爱荷华州得梅因（2018 年 1 月 8 日） —— 加门化工，一家化工助剂、服装加工创新创造方面的国际供应商，于今日宣布迎来其 30 年历史上的一个崭新篇章。
建明工业 —— 一家借助科技每天为 38 亿人提供产品和服务的全球著名的人类与动物营养调节剂公司 —— 已经签约收购加门化工（Garmon Chemicals）的纺织助剂业务及其姊妹公司 The Italian Job。两家公司将在接下来的数月内逐步融合。加门品牌将一如既往、一心一意地服务于所有的服装和纺织客户，带给他们多年来一直期许并尊重的价值和收益。
此次收购将进一步提升加门品牌在全球纺织助剂市场上的研发能力、商业影响力和服务水准。本次收购预计会使各项效率大幅提升，亦有望助力市场份额大幅增长。公司的全球总部依然设在圣马力诺共和国。
“建明最初对进入纺织助剂行业产生兴趣，是因为这个行业的技术与建明目前的研发和产品技术有共同之处。“ 建明工业董事长兼首席执行官 Chris Nelson 博士表示，“再加上加门的全球覆盖、致力于客户驱动研发和独特的营销战略，促使我们做出了收购决策，从而使建明进入这一市场。”
收购完成后，建明便可以在新增的纺织品市场上发挥重要作用。在通过收购加门业务进入纺织行业的同时，建明将继续每天为全球超过一半的人口提供产品和服务。
“加门具有公认的专业技术和市场声誉，而建明的研发实力雄厚且足迹遍布全球，两者的强项融为一体，体现出一种全新的工业精神，它将为整个服装价值链上的客户提供前所未有的创新、方案及商业亲和力。“ 加门化工董事长Maurizio Cappellini（毛里齐奥卡佩利尼）表示，“加门和建明的合并是全球合作态势的充分体现，两家公司携手并肩，集中资源创造成功，必将产生积极影响。”
加门化工 (www.garmonchemicals.com) 是牛仔及服装行业在研发、整体化工解决方案、创新创造方面的领导者。公司倡导明天会更好这一理念，是国际上公认的改革先锋的代表。
1982年公司成立后，加门化工便致力于向制造商、服装品牌和零售商推广创新的助剂和解决方案。30多年来，加门化工一直是时尚创新研发和营销平台，是产品质量及责任践行的标杆。
加门化工的生产基地位于圣马力诺、巴西、中国、印度和土耳其，分支机构和代理商网络遍布30多个国家。这样的全球足迹确保了公司在全世界主要纺织地区的技术援助，也确保了其化工产品及相关专门技术的毛细分布。
建明工业
半个多世纪以来，建明（www.kemin.com）一直致力于借助应用科学来提高人们的生活质量。作为一家每天为38亿人提供产品和服务的全球性公司，建明旨在提高食品、饲料及健康相关产品的质量、安全和功效，以便为越来越多的人口提供食品保障，并提供给其他有需要的人们。
有了对食品和饲料安全的承诺，建明坚持采用顶级的生产设备，为人类和动物制造出500多种特殊营养调节剂，服务于全球的饲料与食品行业，以及健康、保健品及美容市场。公司为120多个国家的客户提供产品方案和服务选项。
建明是一家由家族拥有并运营的私人企业，全球雇员超过2,500名，分布于90个国家和地区，其生产基地位于比利时、巴西、中国、印度、意大利、俄罗斯、新加坡、南非和美国。
THE REPUBLIC OF SAN MARINO/DES MOINES, Iowa (January 8, 2018),
Garmon Chemicals, an international provider of chemical auxiliaries, innovation and creativity for garment processing, todayannounced an exciting new chapter in its 30-year history.
Kemin Industries, a global ingredient company that uses science to touch 3.8 billion people every day with its products and services, has entered into an agreement to acquire the textile auxiliary business ofGarmon Chemicals and its sister company, The Italian Job. The companies will be gradually integrated over the next few months. All apparel and textile customers will continue to be served exclusively by theGarmon brand, with the values and benefits that they have come to expect and to respect over the years.
The acquisition will further increase the Garmon brand’s R&D scope, commercial penetration and service level throughout the textile auxiliary global markets. The acquisition is expected to result in greaterefficiencies and significant increase of market share. The company’s global headquarters will remain in The Republic of San Marino.
“Kemin first became interested in entering the textile auxiliaries industry based on the adjacent technologies the industry has in common with existing Kemin research and products,” said Dr. ChrisNelson,
resident and CEO of Kemin Industries. “Garmon’s global reach, commitment to customer-driven R&D and unique marketing strategy cemented the decision for the acquisition to allow Kemin toenter the market.”
With this acquisition, Kemin is able to play a significant role in additional textile markets. Kemin will continue to provide quality products and services to over half of the world’s population every day,and will enter the textile industry with the new Garmon acquisition.
“The fusion of Garmon’s undisputed know-how and market reputation along with the R&D power of Kemin and its global footprint is a new industry zeitgeist that provides customers throughout theapparel value chain with unprecedented innovation, solutions and business intimacy,” said Maurizio Cappellini, President of Garmon Chemicals. “Garmon and Kemin joining forces is a notable sign of the globalcollaboration trend that creates a positive impact when two companies join together and create success with a concentration of resources.”
Garmon Chemicals (www.garmonchemicals.com) is a leader in the R&D and marketing of total chemical solutions, innovation and creativity for the denim and apparel industry. The company isinternationally recognized as symbol of pioneering evolution in the name of a better tomorrow.
Since its birth in 1982, Garmon Chemicals established itself at the very center of a narrative that talks to manufacturers, apparel brands and retailers about innovative chemical auxiliaries and solutions. For over 30years, Garmon Chemicals has been an R&D and marketing platform for fashion innovation and a reference for product quality and responsible practices.
With manufacturing facilities in San Marino, Brazil, China, India and Turkey the company operates in more than 30 countries through a commercial network of subsidiaries and agents. This globalfootprint ensures technical assistance in strategic textile areas around the world, as well as capillary distribution of both chemical products and related know-how.