French chemicals and plastics producer Arkema (Colombes; www.arkema.com) has appointed Materiant, a subsidiary of US distributor Xenon Arc (Bellevue, Washington / USA; www.xenonarc.com), for the distribution of “Rilsan” PA powder coating product in the US and Canada.

Joshua Gingras, business manager for the material at Arkema in North America, said: “With this agreement, we can complement our manufacturing and research and development strengths with exceptional customer service and technical support that meets the needs of our small and medium sized customers. We are extremely confident that the Materiant team will provide our customers with exemplary levels of service and support.”