PARIS—Safic-Alcan has extended its agreement with Dow for the distribution of ethylene copolymers to cover the entire Europe, Middle East and Africa region. Safic-Alcan already distributes the Dow products in France, Spain, Portugal and Nordic countries.
The agreement includes Elvax, Elvaloy, Fusabond, Bynel, Nucrel, Surlyn, Entira and Apeel, which are used in a wide variety of applications, including wire and cable as well as shoe soles.
The new deal took effect Jan. 1 in most regions, and will be effective April 1 in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany and Austria.
As part of the DowDuPont merger, the ethylene copolymer offering of DuPont is being integrated into the Dow portfolio.