14 Jun 2007
DSM ENGINEERING PLASTICS STRENGTHENS PRESENCE IN EASTERN EUROPEAN MARKET
DSM Engineering Plastics has announced that it has entered into a distribution agreement with Resin Express. Under the terms of this agreement, DSM Engineering Plastics and Resin Express will join forces in the market development and sales of DSM Engineering Plastics resins in the Baltic States, Russia, Belarus and Ukraine.
According to Jo Kockelkoren, European Sales Manager General Industries & Distribution for DSM Engineering Plastics, this joint approach will benefit customers in Eastern Europe in two ways: “This agreement will make DSM’s range of world class products more easily available throughout the region, using Resin Express’ well-established distribution network. Key products include Stanyl® high temperature polyamides, Akulon® polyamides, and Arnitel® copolyester elastomers and material modifications such as Stanyl High Flow, Akulon Ultraflow, Akulon XP, and Arnite® XL which will help to improve productivity, part performance, and quality. And all these products will be fully supported by our outstanding technical support and application development programs, where necessary.”
The move is in line with DSM’s corporate strategy to focus on new and emerging markets – as defined in Vision 2010, the corporate blueprint for future development of the company.
“This distribution agreement is a very important step, following the strategy of the Resin Express to expand its Engineering Plastics and Specialities product portfolio with well known brands of prominent raw material producers," adds Kees Vissers, Commercial Director Resin Express. "The addition of the Eastern European regions to the distribution agreements between DSM Engineering Plastics and Resin Express in France, UK and Benelux confirms the strong partnership between DSM and Resin Express.
About Resin Express
Resin Express was founded in Belgium in 1988 and now is the leading pan-European distributor of branded plastics, elastomers and chemicals for many prominent raw material producers. With a regional sales network of offices and warehouses in most countries in Europe, Turkey and South Africa and a comprehensive product portfolio, Resin Express offers a perfect distribution service to small and medium-size customers.
The European Technical Service Team offers technical advice for material selection, trouble shooting, mold flow analysis and application development from the early stage of design till the final product.
Resin Express is a member of the Ravago group and employs 400 people worldwide. In 2006 the group realized a sales volume of nearly 545.000 MT with a turnover of 835 Million Euro.
Further information can be found on the company’s website: www.resinexpress.com .
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DSM Engineering Plastics
DSM Engineering Plastics is a Business Group in the performance materials cluster of DSM, with sales in 2006 of EUR 1005 million (which number includes the sales of DSM Dyneema) and approximately 1300 employees worldwide. It is one of the world's leading suppliers of engineering thermoplastics offering a broad portfolio of high performance products including Stanyl® PA 46 and Akulon® 6 and 66 polyamides, Arnitel® TPE-E, Arnite® PBT and PET polyesters, Xantar® polycarbonate, Yparex® extrudable adhesive resins. These materials are used in technical components for electrical appliances, electronic equipment and cars, in barrier packaging films as well as in many mechanical and extrusion applications. With Stanyl®, it is the global market leader in high heat polyamides.
About DSM
DSM is active worldwide in nutritional and pharma ingredients, performance materials and industrial chemicals. The company develops, produces and sells innovative products and services that help improve the quality of life. DSM’s products are used in a wide range of end-markets and applications, such as human and animal nutrition and health, personal care, pharmaceuticals, automotive and transport, coatings and paint, housing and electrics & electronics (E&E). DSM’s strategy, named Vision 2010 – Building on Strengths, focuses on accelerating profitable and innovative growth of the company’s specialties portfolio. The key drivers of this strategy are market-driven growth and innovation plus an increased presence in emerging economies. The group has annual sales of over €8 billion and employs some 22,000 people worldwide. DSM ranks among the global leaders in many of its fields. The company is headquartered in the Netherlands, with locations in Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia and the Americas.
More information about DSM can be found at www.dsm.com .
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