DHL wins long-term UK logistics contract from PolymerLatex

DHL Industrial’s Oil, Gas & Chemicals division has signed a five-year contract to provide a range of logistics services to PolymerLatex, one of the world’s leading producers of synthetic latex.
Under the terms of the contract, DHL will manage the order handling and logistics for both inbound and outbound movements of product. That will include the warehousing and other in-plant activities, such as tank farm operations, blending and packing, at the customer’s production facility in Bromsgrove, England.
DHL will also oversee quality assurance activities, bulk finished product deliveries and haulier management for all other UK, European and global outbound volume streams. That equates to an annual outbound volume of circa 50,000 tonnes, of which DHL will deliver around 15,000 tonnes.
“We are committed to an operational efficiency and cost improvement agenda, with a total focus on a number of key performance indicators and the development of excellent working relationships with PolymerLatex’s in-house team,” stated the head of DHL’s Chemicals division, Stuart Carlyon.
“To that end, in addition to managing the transfer of key staff under TUPE, DHL has also provided assistance in managing the transition of certain PolymerLatex personnel to new roles within the site organisation.”
PolymerLatex was created in 1996 as a joint venture of the dispersions divisions of Bayer, Degussa and Röhm. The organisation has a global reach, employing 600 staff across the world.