CLEAN BEAUTY
Bragan Chemicals set to expand its
personal care portfolio
In a move set to help the business grow substantially – Bragan Chemicals, a subsidiary of the Rolfes Group – was recently de-listed off the JSE while a majority shareholding was acquired by a private equity partner.
T
he new investors have many business interests throughout Africa with the intention to expand aggressively throughout the African continent. Despite these changes, it is business as usual at Bragan Chemicals. The company offers chemical raw materials and ingredients to various industries, including pharmaceutical, food, animal feed, and industrial sectors. The personal care division, which was
providing unsurpassed service to all our valued personal care customers. She has recently completed the Coschem cosmetic science training course.”
discontinued in 2017, was re-introduced to the business portfolio towards the end of 2018, early 2019. Alan Rahme, Bragan Chemicals’ sales director, comments: “We kick-started the personal care division with a range of commodity products such as surfactants, fatty acids, alcohols, and emulsifiers.” “Musa Sibanda is our senior personal care sales representative and responsible for
range as it would have liked to have been. “Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have had to manage our stock levels during the turbulent times of lockdown which has not been an easy task. We are now in the process of expanding our existing portfolio and hope to have a range of new products arriving during 2021,” Alan explains. Fortunately, many of the existing product ranges which Bragan Chemicals sells into
PORTFOLIO GROWTH ON THE CARDS Bragan Chemicals has seen the market’s continued interest in speciality ingredients, yet due to the circumstances of the pandemic, the company has not been as progressive with growing its personal care
Johannesburg Johannesburg Head Head Office Office Sevens WarehouseComplex Complex Seven Warehouse 33 Bernie Kya Sands Sands Bernie Street, Street, Unit Unit 3, 3, Kya Tel. Tel. No.: No.: +27 +27 (0) (0) 11 11 708-0007 708-0007 www.braganchemicals.co.za Musa Sibanda +27 (0) 66 485 4622 musa@braganchemicals.co.za
DurbanOffice Office Durban Tel.No.: No.:+27 +27(0)(0)8331252 9424826 9624 Tel. Cape Town Office Cape Town Office Tel. No.: +27 (0) 21 000 3121 Tel. No.: +27 (0) 78 780 9976 Port Elizabeth Office Port Tel. Elizabeth No.: +27 Office (0) 67 421 5187 Tel. No.: +27 (0) 71 213 9288 www.braganchemicals.co.za
WE IT TAKES TAKES WEDO DOWHAT WHAT IT 30
MARCH 2021 // WWW.PHARMACOS.CO.ZA
other industries, cross over with personal care to form part of the company’s expanding portfolio. “We have a range of natural ingredients and actives, including Bulbine frutescens , and Kalahari melon seed, moringa and marula oils to mention a few,” says Alan. Bragan Chemicals offers nationwide distribution to all its customers. The company’s head office is based in Johannesburg with branches in KwaZuluNatal, Cape Town and Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha). Bragan is also ISO 9001:2015 compliant and recently achieved a Level 3 BEE Certification. “We pride ourselves on our excellent service and will always do our best to ensure that we offer the most competitive prices in the market,” he concludes. • Bragan Chemicals – www.braganchemicals.co.za
