The Sunday Times International Track 200 ranks Britain's private companies with the fastest growing international sales, measured over the latest two years of available accounts. The company has achieved 21.97% of 2-year average international sales growth pa. The latest entity, Cornelius Rus LLC, was opened in Moscow in January last year, adding to the set up of Cornelius entities across Europe.
David Brown, Managing Director International Markets, said: "The Board decided four years ago that growing business Internationally through our existing Multinational customers would be a key strand of our strategy and it is pleasing to see those growth plans being successfully delivered. We are very proud to have achieved this listing in such a prestigious publication."
Founded in 1935, Cornelius distributes chemicals and ingredients in the cosmetics, food and beverage and industrial markets. With headquarters in Hertfordshire, the company lists leading global consumer brands among its customers, and now has offices in France, Poland, Russia, China and India, as well as operating in Scandinavia. Continued growth is anticipated in all its operational markets due to strong cosmetics and food industries.
Sister company Cornelius Specialties, a manufacturer and exporter of high quality specialty monomers, oligomers and polymers, also cites buoyant sales performance in Japan and the US.
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