— By Plasteurope.com correspondent — 

Nordmann (Hamburg, Germany; www.nordmann.global) said it is expanding its partnership with Chinese isocyanate world market leader Wanhua Chemical (Yantai, Shandong; en.whchem.com) to include the distribution of its Acryplas PMMA line.

Nordmann already introduced Wanhua Chemical’s thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPU) to the European market during a 12-year partnership, the company said.

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Nordmann also announced that it renewed its relationship as a distribution partner for Huber Advanced Materials (HAM, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; www.huberadvancedmaterials.com). It said it will distribute HAM’s halogen-free retardants and smoke suppressants for elastomer and rubber applications in France, Germany, Hungary, Poland, and the Czech Republic.

According to HAM, French speciality chemicals distributor Safic-Alcan (Paris; www.safic-alcan.com) will be responsible for the sale of its products in Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxemburg, Italy, Turkey, and the UK. It noted that it will continue its existing European distributor relationships with Omya, Massó, Quimidroga, and Traxys.