The Hamburg-based German company D.O.G Deutsche Oel­fabrik GmbH and Bodo Möller Chemie South Africa (PTY) Ltd with head office in Port Elizabeth and sales office in Johannesburg have signed an agreement for the distribution of the D.O.G product lines in South Africa, ­effective from 1 August 2015.

Effective from 1 July 2015, ICH Benelux BV, the Dutch subsidiary of Krahn Chemie, has changed its name to Krahn Chemie Benelux BV.

The chemical distributor Nord­mann, Rassmann (NRC) announced that it is now distributing throughout Europe a non-carcinogenic alternative to accelerators, such as TMTD, TMTM and others, that develop health-damaging ­nitrosamines:

Bluestar Silicones has signed an agreement with Grasim Industries Ltd. for the distribution of its full range of silicone products. Grasim Industries is a flagship company of Aditya ­Birla Chemicals Group, a leading chemical manufacturer of India.

Effective from 1 April 2015, Biesterfeld Simko Distribuição Ltda. has started its operation in the Brazilian market.

IMCD N.V. has announced the opening of an office in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

As of 1 July 2015, the Hamburg-based German Nordmann, Rassmann GmbH (NRC) has renamed its private-label silicone and fluorosilicone rubber compounds, which are distributed worldwide.

Azelis has been appointed by Evonik Industries as distributor for the Aerosil and Sipernat ranges of silica products to the Food, Personal Care, and Pharma Industries in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and Iceland.

As of 1 July 2015, the Hamburg-based German Albis Plastic GmbH is the official marketing parter of Lucite International for Diakon and Elvakon PMMA in Switzerland.

French speciality chemicals distributor Safic-Alcan has acquired a majority stake of 75 % in ChemSpec, Ltd., a distributor focused on the rubber and adhesives business, based in Akron, OH, USA.