Biesterfeld Plastic GmbH (D-20095 Hamburg; www.biesterfeld-plastic.com) has been distributing “Santoprene“ TPE-V and other TPE products on behalf of Advanced Elastomer Systems NV/SA (AES, B-1140 Brussels; www.aesipe.com) on the German market since five years. In addition, Biesterfeld Plastic will be taking over sales and technical consultancy for “Santoprene“ for German and Spanish customers currently provided for by Solvadis Polymere GmbH (D-42680 Solingen; www.solvadis.com) and Isisa SA (Rocafort, 241-243, E-08029 Barcelona; www.isisa-sp.com). The expansion of intense joint sales activities of Biesterfeld and AES announced in a press release is an important step towards consolidating the company´s market presence and helps optimise the distribution network of AES after its recent take-over by ExxonMobil Chemical (www.exxonmobil.com).