PARIS—Specialty chemicals distributor Safic-Alcan has extended its distribution agreement with Momentive Performance Materials.
Safic-Alcan also became also an authorized distributor for Momentive's products for use in industrial applications, in Germany, Sweden, Denmark and Norway.
Safic-Alcan is providing customers with sales, order fulfillment and technical support.
Momentive's SAG, SagTex, and Silwet antifoams, Indusil silicones, Formasil additives, Silbreak emulsifiers, Magnasoft enhancers and NuWet surfactants are used as chemical processing aids, foam control and mold release agents in industrial applications.
"This agreement is a natural extension of a successful relationship that brings together Safic-Alcan's extensive experience in specialty products and diverse markets with Momentive's innovative products that offer performance and processing benefits to industrial applications," Piermario Ghizzone, Momentive's European segment leader for process industries, said in a statement.
"Safic-Alcan and Momentive have a long standing and successful relationship for industrial applications. We are delighted to extend our commitment with a world leader of silicone fluids and to offer enhanced technical solutions and added value products to our customers in industrial markets," Safic-Alcan CEO Philippe Combette said.