Chemtura announced that Azelis Americas will be its sole distributor for its pre-polymer urethanes, curatives and polyester polyols product lines in North America. Effective 26 July 2016, Chemtura will be expanding its relationship with Azelis Americas in addition to the current urethanes surface coatings portfolio.

Albis Plastic GmbH, Hamburg, Germany, expands its healthcare product portfolio by adding Texin RxT TPU types from Covestro AG.

Nexeo Solutions and DSM have announced their agreement to extend and further develop their existing partnership.

Vestolit GmbH announced that it is now the exclusive sales channel for all Mexi­chem suspension PVC products in Europe.

The speciality chemicals and food ingredients distributor IMCD N. V. announced that it has opened an office in Tokyo, Japan.

Effective from January 2016, Univar has started distribution of Dow Corning’s personal care silicone products in the UK and Ireland.

The Hamburg-based German distributor Biesterfeld Spezialchemie GmbH has taken over the distribution of fluoropolymer additives for most of the European market on behalf of American company Laurel Products, LLC.

Biesterfeld Spezialchemie GmbH announced that it has expanded its product line with four new silicone skin adhesives from its partner Dow Corning.

Effective from March 2016, Velox GmbH has started distribution of the heat stabilisers ranges from Oka-Tec GmbH in Turkey, Spain, Portugal, and Israel.

Orion Engineered Carbons LLC and HB Chemical Corporation have agreed to establish HB Chemical as a distributor for Orion rubber carbon black products in North America.