Katoen Natie
| Founded | 1854 |
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| Headquarters | Antwerp, Belgium |
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Key people
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Fernand Huts |
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Number of employees
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9300 |
| Website | www.katoennatie.com |
Katoen Natie is an international logistics service provider and port operator. The company is present in 28 countries in five continents and employs about 12.000 people worldwide. In 2009 the company had 154 logistics platforms. Its headquarters are located in Antwerp, Belgium.
The company is organized in 7 main business units, each focusing on a specific branch:
Incorporated in 1854 as a cooperative in the port of Antwerp (Belgium), the original activities of Katoen Natie consisted of typical wharfingers activities: the reception and handling of goods on the docks, especially cotton – hence the ‘Katoen’ in the name- and other commodities such as jute, coffee, cocoa, wool, rubber, aluminum. The wharfinger (Natie) traditionally formed the link between the stevedoring (loading and discharging of ships) and transport activities to and from the hinterland.
In the 1980s the range of sectors was expanded to include consumer goods (e.g. textiles, electronics, DIY articles, fast-moving consumer goods) and the petrochemical, chemical and automotive industries.
The 1990s marked a strong international growth for Katoen Natie. Nowadays, the company is present in Europe, North America, South America, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and Africa.
Katoen Natie offers integrated logistics solutions, including warehousing and storage, packing and (re)packaging, transport and distribution, value-added services, cleaning and repair, projects & process engineering and port operations. Each business unit has its own set of services:
Katoen Natie offers a global logistic service for the petrochemicals industry. The supply scope includes product related activities such as homogenizing, drying, sieving, deodorizing, grinding, dedusting... of plastics.
Provides the link between producers and end-users of specialty chemicals and high-tech plastics.
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