Latin America. Brenntag reported sales of close to 600 million euros (about $796 million) in the region in 2008, according to Hubertus Spethmann, vice president of corporate communications, though the group did not disclose a comparative figure or EBITDA.7,400 million euros (about US $ 9,790 million) the group threw the previous year in global external sales, which means an increase of 11% compared to 2007, while Ebitda rose by 17%, reported the company that did not deliver specific figures.
The chemical distributor made ten acquisitions last year, including Argentine distributor of polyurethanes and industrial chemicals Inquimex. Among the largest capital investments is a distribution center in Queretaro, Mexico.
Capital expenditure reached 80 million euros (about US$105 million) in 2008 compared to 95 million (US$125 million) the previous year, but for this year it did not deliver that budget.
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