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The group’s holding company, Arpadis Group SA, was incorporated on 07/04/1999 as DPS-Group. It holds participating interests in the various group entities.
Arpadis SA (which became Arpadis Chemicals SA) was incorporated first in 1999.
At the same time, Arpadis Chemicals SA launched its chemical product distribution business in Antwerp with a small but dynamic and experienced team. It operates on the worldwide chemical products distribution market.
Arpadis offers an additional service to that of its rival producers and major distributors by providing its customers a tailor-made service thanks to its adaptability, its flexibility and its in-depth knowledge of its partners' market. The group quickly expand its business abroad through the creation of various distribution subsidiaries: Arpadis Deutschland Gmbh (Essen) in 2002 and Arpadis UK Ltd (Chester) in 2004.
It is the group's policy to ensure that local management have a stake in the business. In some cases, it enters into joint ventures (this is the case in particular as regards Arpadis Deutschland Gmbh), or ensures that local management retains a minority shareholding.
In December 2003, the group underwent a reorganization and decided to transfer the participating interests in the various distribution offices of the Arpadis Group to Arpadis Chemicals..
Between November 2005 and April 2006, the group set up a joint venture with private investors in order to create the Maskem network ,in which it currently holds an 60% stake. The purpose of this companies is to distribute various chemical products through our different entities in Northern- Africa and the Middle East; Maskem Maroc S.A. , Maskem Algérie S.P.A. , Maskem Egypt Ltd, Maskem Gulf FZCO , Maskem Middle East Ltd. In each case, the minority shareholders are local managers. They are experienced executives having previously worked in international chemical companies.
Alongside expansion of the distribution network, the group, in 2003 with the acquisition of Schoonjans SA (later Arpadis Coating Services SA, Jodoigne), began to diversify its activity in the industrial sector. Thanks to this acquisition, the group's range of services, which were hitherto limited to commercial, logistical and financial services, were extended to custom processing. Schoonjans SA specialises in the custom processing of automotice coatings for the major European suppliers. The group's industrial strategy continued with the acquisition of the SigmaKalon SA facility in Manage in March 2007. This acquisition enabled the group to develop and diversify into custom processing in the field of paints and resins and to develop a multiservice platform to the chemical industry in collaboration with its European subsidiaries.
The acquisition by Arpadis Custom Processing China Co. Ltd of land in China, in the Nanjing chemical industry zone, will enable the group to work with its customers in China and continue to develop in a region undergoing major industrial expansion.
In September 2006, a service activity for the polyurethane industry was launched with a team having a great deal of market experience. Arpadis Polyurethanes SA specializes in the supply and sale of raw materials to this industry worldwide, with particular emphasis on high growth countries such as Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Africa, South America and Asia.
The decision to apply for listing on the Brussels Free Market was taken in February 2006. The group decided to reorganize its participating interests in advance of admission to trading in order to ensure the highest level of transparency. Accordingly, all the group's real estate was placed under the control of Arpadis Immo SA, the distribution companies were placed under the control of Arpadis Chemicals SA and the industrial investments were placed under the control of Arpadis Custom Processing SA. The participating interests of these three main entities which were not yet part of the group, were incorporated by a contribution in kind on 17/09/2007.
In october 2007 : Arpadis Custom Processing took over Catry SA in Gondecourt ( France) to enlarge its services.
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