by Petrex GmbH | Apr 24, 2025 | Recent news
Petrex uses all kinds of transportation modes to move goods from the production plant to the client. This could be by plane, vessel, train or truck. The most sustainable options are vessel or train. Some of our goods are shipped from China to Rotterdam. After arrival at port, containers are loaded onto inland vessels which use the Rhine river to move the goods across the border to our German clients.
Due to extreme lack of rain in March and April, the Rhine water level has been at a very low level for several weeks. These shallow waters resulted in 50-60% reduced loading capacity and also limited shipping space as well as transport surcharges.
Some rain in the past two weeks has improved the situation slightly. The water level recovered a bit and vessels were able to carry up to 80% capacity again recently. More rain is forecasted, so we expect that the inland shipping will recover by early May.
by Petrex GmbH | Mar 26, 2025 | Recent news
Last month, we organized our first annual Sustainability Day with our employees and internal stakeholders. On this occasion, we held a discussion round and collected feedback on our sustainability strategy as well as ideas for the future. The team came up with plenty of great ideas for making Petrex even more energy-efficient and increase the visibility and effectiveness of our sustainability efforts.
Later in the day, the team visited the exhibition “Planet Ocean” at the Gasometer Oberhausen. There, we learned about how the ocean is our planet’s most important and diverse eco-system which needs to be protected at all cost. We gained new insights on how we can help reducing the human impact on the oceanic eco-system.
This week we made a review-meeting to talk about impressions and ideas that came up after the exhibition. Our team had a lot of interesting ideas that the sustainability management will keep up with.
We look forward to next year’s event and thank everyone for joining and supporting our common mission of doing business responsibly and sustainably.
by Petrex GmbH | Mar 18, 2025 | Recent news, Trade shows
The Petrex team is excited to join the European Coating Show 2025.
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ECS takes place in Nuernberg, Germany 25th to 27th March. It is a key event for connecting on topics relevant to cutting-edge coating and pigment technologies. This includes new emerging products and markets, green coatings, sustainability and more.
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Please reach out to us if you would like to schedule a meeting with our team. We look forward to meeting you there!
by Petrex GmbH | Mar 10, 2025 | Recent news
“The empowerment of women is the key to unlocking the potential of a nation” (Michelle Obama, 21st March 2024).
Petrex celebrates the greatness of women! One key to a harmonic and also successful company is a diverse but also equal environment.
Saturday, 8th of March 2025 was this year’s International Women’s Day. Petrex wants to take advantage of the opportunity to say thanks to all women, especially in our company for being an important part and making a huge impact on the company’s success.
We also want to welcome our new female team members, we are proud to have them in the Petrex family.
To empower women, Petrex takes several actions all over the year. One step to support future female leaders is to take part on girls day, 3rd of April 2025.
In the occasion of this year’s women’s day Petrex supported a women’s advice center.
We also invite our stakeholders to join us to improve the workplace of tomorrow by empowering women.
Please feel free to reach out to us if you are curious to learn more.
by Petrex GmbH | Mar 3, 2025 | Recent news
In February, we have successfully passed our first control inspection for our ISO 9001:2015 certification. Such an inspection is done on a yearly basis. Every third year a full audit is performed to ensure that everything is up to standard.
During the inspection no major and no minor non-confirmities were detected. This underlines our commitment to providing the best possible service to everyone involved with us.
Generally, the ISO 9001:2015 certification analyzes a business based on
- Requirements for a QMS, including documented information, planning and determining process interactions
- Responsibilities of management
- Management of resources, including human resources and an organization’s work environment
- Product realization, including the steps from design to delivery
- Measurement, analysis, and improvement of the QMS through activities like internal audits and corrective and preventive action
If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out.
by Petrex GmbH | Feb 14, 2025 | Recent news
Petrex greatly values diversity, equity and inclusion within our team, along our supply chain and in the society. This is why we are excited to announce that we recently signed the „Charta der Vielfalt” (“Diversity Charter”) – an initiative and network of companies and institutions in Germany who are committed to promoting diversity in the workplace.
We have anchored diversity as an integral part of our values. We are an organization composed of many individuals with different cultural backgrounds, beliefs and personalities and work with international partners. We strongly oppose to any discrimination based on any superficial or immoral criteria during recruiting and at the workplace.
But we do not plan to stop here. We are committed to making diversity, equity and inclusion more visible within our company and in our surrounding. For us, this means developing awareness and promoting our values in upcoming events, workshops and outreach activities. Stay tuned for more information!
We also invite our stakeholders to join us in this step to make the workplace of tomorrow more inclusive. Please feel free to reach out to us if you are curious to learn more.
by Petrex GmbH | Jan 13, 2025 | Recent news
Dear business partner,
The Chinese New Year of 2025 falls on January 29th (Wednesday), and will last to February 2nd. It is the Year of the Snake. As an official public holiday, Chinese people can get eight days’ off from work, from January 28th to February 4th.
Chinese people believe that what you do at the beginning of a new year will affect your luck in the coming year. Staying up on Chinese New Year’s eve on January 28th and saying good words to your family/friends will will certainly bring good luck!
Below we would like to share the dates of public holidays in China 2025:
- International New Year Jan 1
- Chinese New Year Jan 28 – Feb 4
- Qing Ming Festival Apr 4 – 6
- Labor Day May 1 – 5
- Dragon Boat Festival May 31
- National Day Oct 1 – 8
by Petrex GmbH | Dec 23, 2024 | Hot Pot
Dear business partners,
In 2024 the industries have started to slowly recover from recent crises, but we are still noticing long-term effects. Supply chains remain vulnerable and we need to stay alert. Together, we have successfully navigated through the last years´ challenges and we feel prepared for the future.
We would like to thank all business partners for the successful cooperation.
From the entire Petrex team we wish you wonderful holidays with your family and a good start to 2025!
Petrex
by Petrex GmbH | Dec 17, 2024 | Recent news
On December 15th, we hosted our first Virtual Suppliers Day with some of our key suppliers. During this event, we discussed the potentials and challenges of a more sustainable supply chain for chemical and API products. This is to ensure we conduct business responsibly and stay competitive by abiding with new regulations.
On this occasion, we also advertised the participation of our suppliers in independent sustainability ratings and the calculation of Product Carbon Footprints (PCF). This will enable us to reach our goal of getting a full picture of our Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and for defining emission reduction targets.
We will continue the dialogue with our valued suppliers and stakeholders on sustainability in 2025 and look forward to the next Suppliers Day.
by Petrex GmbH | Dec 3, 2024 | Hot Pot
1999 Petrex started with the idea to connect distant markets, and create a real benefit for everyone involved. Our philosophie remains the same to this day: do business properly, never sacrifice short-term gains for long-term uncertainties. Follow highest ethical standards and create long-lasting relationships. We follow these principles internally and externally, and the success story speaks for itself.
Without you, our clients and partners, all this would not have been possible. We thank you deeply for the continued trust and look forward to the next 25 years.
Your Petrex GmbH Team
