US engineering thermoplastics distributor Conventus Polymers (Parsippany, New Jersey; www.conventuspolymers.com) said it has signed an agreement to supply the US and Canadian markets with “Vestakeep” polyetheretherketone (PEEK) compounds made by Germany’s Evonik (Essen; www.evonik.de).

The US firm reported that it will sell grades for injection, extrusion, and compression-molded applications in markets including wire and cable, automotive, defense, electrical, aerospace, and general industrial. The compounds are said to outperform metals by improving system durability and lowering component manufacturing costs. Evonik’s portfolio of PEEK compounds expands Conventus’ high-temperature portfolio which already includes PPA, PPS, PPSU, PES and PSU.