Euronil Thermoplastic Compounds SpA (I-20017 Rho /Milano; www.nilit.com) has completed the expansion of its sales network for northwestern Europe. Distribution partnerships have been agreed with Mape Plastics AB of Sweden (Skaraborgsvagen 35, S-50630 Boras) to supply the Scandinavian market and with E&B Polymers Holland BV (NL-4818 CP Breda; www.eb-cc.com) to cover the countries of the Benelux region. The German market will remain the domain of the company´s own distribution organisation.

Mape Plastics, which was founded in early 2002, distributes plastics materials produced, among others, by Vitrex plc (“Victrex-PEEK”) and Teijin (“Panlite” PC, “Ryton” PPS). With its focus on PA 6.6, PA 6 and PBT, Euronil´s product range is, according to Jörg Konrad, sales manager for that region, a “perfect enhancement” of the new distributor´s portfolio. E&B Polymers has been in operation since the mid-1990s and ranks itself as the third largest distributor in the Benelux region. With the addition of the new Euronil product range, the Dutch company plans to shift its focus from polyolefins and polystyrenes to engineering polymers.

Euronil, an international supplier of engineering compounds, is an affiliate of Israel´s Nilit Ltd. (Migdal Heamek 23102 Israel; www.nilit.com) and is thus integrated into the PA production chain. The subsidiary also distributes unreinforced polyamide 6.6 for injection moulding and extrusion produced by its parent company.