History

Globe Chemicals S.A. de C.V. was established by Klaus Kesting in Mexico City in 1972. Over the following years, the company evolved to become one of the largest producers and pharmaceutical distributors in Mexico. Globe Chemicals GmbH was established in Hamburg in 1976. The Globe Chemicals Group developed an international network of companies operating in the areas of Chemicals and Pharmaceutical raw materials.

The Globe Chemicals Group currently comprises the following sister companies and production operations:

Sister companies

Globe Chemicals S.A. de C.V., Monterrey, Mexico
Globe Chemicals S.A. de C.V., Mexico City, Mexico
Globe Chemicals S.A. de C.V., Guadalajara, Jal., Mexico
Globe Food de Mexico S.A. de C.V., Guadalajara, Jal., Mexico
Globe Food de Mexico S.A. de C.V., Puerto Vallarta, Jal., Mexico
Globe Chemicals - Agencia Chile, Santiago de Chile, Chile
Trees for People GmbH, Hamburg, Germany
Globe Chemicals - Liaison Office Sao Paulo, Brazil

Production facilities

Productos Veterinarios Nacionales, S.A. de C.V., Guadalajara, Jal. Desarrollo Veterinario Industrial, S.A., Guadalajara, Jal., Mexico
Internacional Prode, S.A. de C.V., Guadalajara, Jal., Mexico
Ecological Maya Products, Oxkutzcab, Yucatan, Mexico

Company formations

1972: Globe Chemicals S.A. de C.V., Mexico
1975: Globe Chemicals S.A. de. C.V., Guadalajara, Mexico
1976: Globe Chemicals GmbH, Hamburg, Germany
1976: Productos Veterinarios Nacionales S.A. de C.V., Guadalajara, Mexico (production)
1978: Desarrollo Veterinario Industrial S.A. de C.V. Guadalajara, Mexico (production)
1981: Globe Chemicals Holland B.V., Netherlands
1981: Globe Pharmaceuticals (SA) Ltd., South Africa
1982: Globe Industriechemikalien GmbH, Hamburg, Germany
1983: Istituto Biochimico Pirri, Italy (production)
1984: Globe Specialities FPP GmbH, Hamburg, Germany
1985: Globe Italia S.P.A., Italy
1986: Globe Hong Kong LTD, Hong Kong
1986: Globe Chemicals Inc., USA
1987: Globe Liaison Office Bombay, India
1988: Kemikos S.R.L., Milan, Italy
1992: Internacional Prode, S.A. de C.V., Guadalajara, Jal., Mexico
1993: Globe Food de Mexico S.A. de C.V.
1999: Globe Chemicals - Agencia de Chile, Santiago de Chile, Chile
2001: Trees for People GmbH, Hamburg, Germany (marketing bio-products such as aloe vera, honey etc.)
2002: Globe Chemicals Brazil , Sao Paulo, Brazil