DuPont (Europe: Geneva / Switzerland; www.dupont.com) has appointed Switzerland-based Dolder (Basel; www.dolder.com) as official distributor for its “Teflon” brand fluoropolymers in 16 European countries in addition to Germany, Austria and Switzerland, where Dolder will retain all existing distribution rights.

The Swiss distributor’s wider mandate in future will include Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Latvia, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Montenegro, The Netherlands, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia and Turkey.

DuPont said its decision to extend additional distribution rights to Dolder will allow customers in the automotive, aerospace, pharmaceutical, semi-conductor and electronics sectors to call on the Swiss company’s “strong local sales coverage and technical expertise” in the high-performance resins.