Caldic - with its headquarters at Rotterdam, the Netherlands - was founded in 1970 as a classic type of chemical trading company. Soon after the company evolved to a prominent player in the field of chemical distribution and related logistic services. A major part of this evolution was realized by autonomous growth and the ability to meet the industry's emerging need of adequate distribution facilities. Surely as important for its present status was the early decision of Caldic to boost its growth through strategic acquisitions of smaller and middle-sized European distributors. In this way it pursued a twofold object: a substantial enlargement of its product and services portfolio and a well-spread geographical coverage of the European market. At the same time this expansion was not only restricted to the acquiring of mere chemical products, but also purposively aimed to other contributing segments like food ingredients and technical products (meanwhile Caldic is an expert in power transmission systems, energy alternators and thermal and acoustic insulation technologies).

Nowadays Caldic is a versatile, multinational enterprise with a turnover of nearly Euro 500 million and a staff of over 800 people. It is in the top 5 league of European distributors, present in 8 countries with a total of 25 sales offices, distribution centres, warehouses and production sites.

Caldic as a group of companies is still relatively young. But many of its affiliates lodge an accumulated experience of more than a century. From this synthesis of youth and experience Caldic derives its flexibility and dynamics together with its ambition of quality, accuracy and care.