As of July 1st 2015 Ahlers, headquartered in Antwerp and Tigro Industries, based in Limburg (Lommel/Overpelt) joined forces i ... n ALTIGRA, a new joint venture to serve the chemical, pharmaceutical and food industries in the field of solids and liquids. To provide high-quality logistics on a larger scale for chemicals, pharmaceuticals and food both Ahlers and Tigro Industries were looking for a partner. Tigro has its own ADR-transport and temperature controlled storage and packing facilities, specifically designed for the chemical, pharmaceutical and food sectors. Tigro is a renowned local player in this market, but lately also international customers have shown an interest in their know-how, amongst others western companies active in India and China expecting more and more logistic services complying with our SHEQ policy. With its worldwide network in 15 countries Ahlers is perfectly suited to support this international expansion. Through this collaboration Altigra can handle the entire logistics spectrum of solids and liquids for the chemical, pharmaceutical and food industries in general and of hazardous chemicals in particular including: - Temperature controlled storage - Handling products > Making formulations > Blending products > Micronizing products > Drying products > Repacking products > Cleanroom operations - Distribution of products - International transportation Ahlers brings to the collaboration with Tigro its newest asset: CargoPool, the first Collaborative Control Tower, an innovative software to bundle international transport for large companies with a European or worldwide distribution. Tigro Industries for their part is already building - next to their current 32,000 m2 warehousing space - a specialized 16,500 m2 warehouse for chemicals and is about to start a new expansion cycle. The support of a financially strong group such as Ahlers provides strong foundations to support this growth. read more