Draft:TALKE
{{Short description|Multinational logistics company specializing in chemicals and supply chain solutions}}
{{Draft topics|business-and-economics|stem}}
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{{AFC comment|1=Sources are a mix of routine business reporting and close primary sources, none of which establishes notability per WP:NCORP. This is just the company telling the world about itself, which is another way of spelling 'promotion'. DoubleGrazing (talk) 08:44, 8 May 2025 (UTC)}}
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{{Infobox company
| name = TALKE
| logo = TALKE_Logo.png
| type = GmbH & Co. KG
| founded = 1947
| key_people = Alfred Talke, Christoph Grunert, Markus Glöckler
| num_employees = approx. 4,500 (group-wide){{cite web |url=https://www.dvz.de/rubriken/logistik/detail/news/bilanzcheck-alfred-talke-mehr-sein-als-schein.html |title=Bilanzcheck Alfred Talke: Mehr Sein als Schein |publisher=Deutsche Verkehrs-Zeitung |date=2022-02-15 |access-date=2022-02-21}}
| revenue = €170 million (GmbH & Co. KG) / €326 million (Group)
| revenue_year = 2020
| industry = Chemical logistics
| homepage = [http://www.talke.com www.talke.com]
}}
The TALKE Group (officially Alfred Talke GmbH & Co. KG) is a multinational logistics company that provides services for the chemical and petrochemical industries.{{Cite news |last1=Chang |first1=Joseph |last2=Beacham |first2=Will |date=2011-04-11 |title=The ICIS Top 50 Chemical 3PLs |url=https://www.clxlogistics.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/ICISTop50Chemical3PLs.pdf#:~:text=will%20beacham%20London%20The%20ICIS,providers%20to%20the%20chemical%20sector |work=ICIS Chemical Business}} Founded and headquartered 1947 in Huerth, Germany, TALKE offers transportation, storage, handling, and engineering services, with a special focus on hazardous goods.{{Cite web |title=Alfred Talke {{!}} EPCA |url=https://epca.eu/company/alfred-talke |access-date=2025-05-08 |website=epca.eu}} As of 2021, the group employed approximately 4,500 people and reported consolidated revenues of €326 million.{{Cite news |date=2022-02-15 |title=Bilanzcheck Alfred Talke: Mehr Sein als Schein |url=https://www.dvz.de/unternehmen/logistik/detail/news/bilanzcheck-alfred-talke-mehr-sein-als-schein.html |work=DVZ - Deutsche Verkehrs-Zeitung |language=de}}
History
TALKE was established in 1947 by Alfred Talke Sr. in Huerth as a regional transport company. In 1952, the firm developed its first in-house tank truck for the transport of acids and alkalis. Over time, the business shifted focus to the logistics of chemical goods.{{Cite web |last=Madden |first=Neil |date=2022-09-28 |title=75 years of TALKE {{!}} Bulk Distributor |url=https://bulk-distributor.com/2022/09/75-years-of-talke/#:~:text=took%20on%20the%20first%20on,Peninsula%20for%20plastics%20manufacturer%20Tasnee |access-date=2025-05-08 |website=bulk-distributor.com |language=en-GB}}
The 1970s saw the establishment of new operational sites in Stade, Ludwigshafen, Dusseldorf, and Cologne-Niehl, strategically positioned near industrial chemical hubs. In the late 1980s, TALKE began expanding into Belgium and the Netherlands. Following German reunification, the company acquired SpeziTrans in Grimmen and opened an additional location in Schwarzheide.
In 2003, TALKE entered the Middle East market with operations in Jubail, Saudi Arabia. Further expansion in the region included joint ventures in Oman, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain.{{Cite web |last=newsdesk |date=2012-07-31 |title=Richard Heath - Director Middle East & Asia, Alfred Talke |url=https://bulk-distributor.com/2012/07/an-interview-with-richard-heath-director-middle-east-asia-alfred-talke/ |access-date=2025-05-08 |website=bulk-distributor.com |language=en-GB}} Since 2015, the company has operated in North America through its subsidiary TALKE USA Inc.
Corporate structure and locations
TALKE is privately owned and operates globally through a combination of wholly owned subsidiaries and joint ventures.
In Europe, the company operates in Spain and Italy through the joint venture Global-TALKE S.L. (established in 2005 with Global Spedition). In Saudi Arabia, TALKE is active via S.A. TALKE Ltd. (founded in 2004 with SISCO and the Al-Jabr Group), headquartered in Jubail.{{Cite web |title=GCC Chemical Logistics Market Size, Competitors & Forecast |url=https://www.researchandmarkets.com/report/middle-east-chemical-logistics-market?utm_source=BW&utm_medium=PressRelease&utm_code=shzf75&utm_campaign=1572308+-+GCC+Chemical+Logistics+Market+Report+2021-2026+Featuring+Agility+Logistics,+BDP+International,+and+Talke+Group&utm_exec=chdo54prd |access-date=2025-05-08 |website=www.researchandmarkets.com |language=english}} In Oman, the group operates through Aljabr-TALKE & Co. LLC, founded in 2006 in Sohar. In the United Arab Emirates, RSA-TALKE DWC-LLC (established in 2013 with RSA Global) manages hazardous goods warehouses in Dubai and the Jebel Ali Free Zone.{{Cite web |title=RSA-Talke eröffnet Gefahrstofflager in Dubai |url=https://www.verkehrsrundschau.de/nachrichten/lager-umschlag/rsa-talke-eroeffnet-gefahrstofflager-in-dubai-3001222 |access-date=2025-05-08 |website=verkehrsrundschau.de |language=de}}{{Cite web |date=2016-06-30 |title=RSA-TALKE and Dow sign supply chain contract - Logistics Middle East |url=https://www.logisticsmiddleeast.com/supply-chain/article-12545-rsa-talke-and-dow-sign-supply-chain-contract |access-date=2025-05-08 |language=en-US}} TALKE is also active in Qatar{{Cite web |date=2017-11-17 |title=TALKE Group to support petrochemical facility in Qatar |url=https://ti-insight.com/talke-group-support-petrochemical-facility-qatar/ |access-date=2025-05-08 |website=Transport Intelligence |language=en-US}} and Bahrain{{Cite web |last=newsdesk |date=2012-12-17 |title=Talke in Bahrain {{!}} Bulk Distributor |url=https://bulk-distributor.com/2012/12/talke-in-bahrain/ |access-date=2025-05-08 |website=bulk-distributor.com |language=en-GB}}.
Further operations with fully owned entities exist in Poland, Luxembourg, the United Kingdom, Malaysia (Port Klang){{Cite web |title=TALKE Logistics Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. – Plus PM Consultant |url=https://www.plus-pm.com/en/testimonial/talke-logistics-malaysia-sdn-bhd/ |access-date=2025-05-08 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Talke Dangerous Goods Warehouse, Malaysia |url=https://www.icpma.net/awards/award-winners-2024/talke-dangerous-goods-warehouse-malaysia |access-date=2025-05-08 |website=www.icpma.net |language=en-US}}, and the United States (Mont Belvieu, Texas){{Cite web |title=TALKE: Logistics contract with ExxonMobil for Houston PE hub / First entry into US market {{!}} Plasteurope.com |url=https://www.plasteurope.com/news/TALKE_t235433/ |access-date=2025-05-08 |website=www.plasteurope.com}}
In Germany, major sites are located in Leverkusen, Dormagen, Dusseldorf, Stade, Ludwigshafen, Schwarzheide, Wesseling, Cologne-Niehl, Grimmen (through Grimmener SpeziTrans), and Walsrode.
Services
TALKE provides logistics services focused on the chemical industry.{{Cite web |last=candelaria |first=analee |date=2020-07-14 |title=Alfred Talke |url=https://www.gpca.org.ae/2020/07/14/alfred-talke/ |access-date=2025-05-08 |website=GPCA |language=en-US}} These include:
- Transport of liquids, bulk solids, gases, and packed chemicals.{{Cite web |last=Bergrath |first=Jan |date=2018-12-20 |title=Alfred Talke Logistik: Eine Frau steht ihren Mann |url=https://www.eurotransport.de/fahrer/bkf-news/alfred-talke-logistik-eine-frau-steht-ihren-mann/ |access-date=2025-05-08 |website=Eurotransport |language=de}}
- On-Site logistics and warehousing for chemical production facilities.{{Cite web |date=2016-10-28 |title=TALKE enters US market with 10-year contract from ExxonMobil |url=https://ti-insight.com/talke-enters-us-market-10-year-contract-exxonmobil/#:~:text=TALKE%20has%20been%20awarded%20a,its%20plastics%20plant%20near%20Houston |access-date=2025-05-08 |website=Transport Intelligence |language=en-US}}
- Engineering and construction of logistics infrastructure.{{Cite web |title=TALKE appoints Jamil Siddique as head of operations in the Middle East {{!}} Tank News International |url=https://tanknewsinternational.com/talke-appoints-jamil-siddique-as-head-of-operations-in-the-middle-east/ |access-date=2025-05-08 |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |last=Presseservice |first=LOGISTIK express |date=2015-08-14 |title=Talke completes construction of Slovnaft logistics facility in Bratislava |url=https://www.logistik-express.com/talke-completes-construction-of-slovnaft-logistics-facility-in-bratislava/ |access-date=2025-05-08 |website=LOGISTIK express / MJR MEDIA |language=de}}
- Technical services such as tank cleaning and equipment inspection.{{Cite web |title=Blockchain: Talke erprobt Maintenance-Anwendung für Chemietanks - Blockchain {{!}} News {{!}} LOGISTIK HEUTE - Das deutsche Logistikmagazin |url=https://logistik-heute.de/news/blockchain-talke-erprobt-maintenance-anwendung-fuer-chemietanks-34555.html#:~:text=Blockchain:%20Talke%20erprobt%20Maintenance,Dabei%20geht%20es%20laut |access-date=2025-05-08 |website=logistik-heute.de |language=de}}
Awards and recognition
In 2004, Armin Talke received the German Dangerous Goods Award for contributions to safety in chemical logistics.{{Cite web |title=TALKE History 1997-2017 – Global Expansion and Innovation: Talke |url=https://www.talke.com/company/history/1997-2017 |access-date=2025-05-08 |website=www.talke.com |language=en}} In 2017, the group was awarded the GPCA Supply Chain Excellence Award by the Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association (GPCA).{{Cite web |title=GPCA Supply Chain Excellence Award 2017 für Talke |url=https://chemanager-online.com/de/news/gpca-supply-chain-excellence-award-2017-fuer-talke#:~:text=Die%20Gulf%20Petrochemical%20Association,%20GPCA,,Conference%20in%20Abu%20Dhabi%20%C3%BCberreicht |access-date=2025-05-08 |website=chemanager-online.com |language=de}}
References
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External Links
- {{official website|http://www.talke.com}}
{{Draft categories|
Category:Multinational companies headquartered in Germany
Category:German companies established in 1947
Category:Logistics companies of Germany
Category:Family-owned companies of Germany
Category:Companies based in North Rhine-Westphalia
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