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MOSCOW (MRC) -- Eastman Chemical B.V.
has announced that, beginning 1 August 2020, it is expanding and reinforcing its
strategic partnership with IMCD Group for the distribution of its specialty
plastics, said the company.
Eastman offers the world’s largest portfolio
of thermoplastic polyester materials. IMCD will distribute these over a wide
range of markets and applications, including medical, consumer durables,
cosmetics, personal care, packaging and more. Currently, IMCD distributes
Eastman specialty plastics in Spain and Portugal. Under the expanded
distribution agreement, IMCD will also start serving an expanded EMEA market,
including Algeria, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, the
Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland,
Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Montenegro, Morocco, the Netherlands,
Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden,
Tunisia, Ukraine and the United Kingdom.
Eastman’s proven portfolio of
specialty polymers and compounds includes Eastman Tritan™ copolyester, Eastar™
copolyesters, DuraStar™ polymers, and Eastman Treva™ engineering bioplastic,
among others. These solutions coupled with Eastman’s advanced recycling
technologies help address technical, regulatory, and growing sustainability
challenges faced by many industries.
"IMCD is already a strategic partner
in the distribution for various Eastman specialty materials, with demonstrated
synergies and processes alignment,” says Eastman sales director Oliver Osborne.
“We believe this expanded partnership will ensure a smooth transition for our
specialty plastics customers whose distribution arrangements with incumbent
distribution partners finish at the end of July. We encourage anyone who has
questions to contact their Eastman representatives, who remain at our customers’
disposal."
“The expansion of our long-term partnership with Eastman
Chemical B.V., a market leader within specialty plastics in the EMEA region,
reflects IMCD’s commitment and ambition to offer world-class innovation and
technical expertise, complementary product lines and strategic alignment, in
particular with regards to sustainability and sustainable solutions,” said
Olivier Champault, IMCD advanced materials business group director.
As
MRC informed
earlier, Russia's output of chemical products rose by 4.4% year on year in
May 2020 . Thus, production of basic chemicals increased year on year by 5.4% in
the first five months of 2020. According to the Federal State Statistics
Service of the Russian Federation, polymers in primary form accounted for the
greatest increase in the output in January-May. Production of benzene was
110,000 tonnes in May 2020, which equalled the figure a month earlier. Overall
output of this product reached 615,000 tonnes over the stated period, up by 1.7%
year on year.
Founded in 1920, Eastman is a global specialty materials
company that produces a broad range of products found in items people use every
day. With the purpose of enhancing the quality of life in a material way,
Eastman works with customers to deliver innovative products and solutions while
maintaining a commitment to safety and sustainability. The company's
innovation-driven growth model takes advantage of world-class technology
platforms, deep customer engagement, and differentiated application development
to grow its leading positions in attractive end markets such as transportation,
building and construction, and consumables. As a globally inclusive and diverse
company, Eastman employs approximately 14,500 people around the world and serves
customers in more than 100 countries. The company had 2019 revenues of
approximately USD9.3 billion and is headquartered in Kingsport, Tennessee, USA.
In 2019, Eastman became the first company to begin commercial-scale
chemical recycling for a broad set of waste plastics that would otherwise be
landfilled or, worse, end up in the environment. Eastman Advanced Circular
Recycling technologies process waste plastics traditional mechanical recycling
methods cannot—including polyesters, polypropylene, polyethylene, and
polystyrene—derived from a variety of sources, including single-use packaging,
textiles, and carpet. These technologies provide a true circular solution of
infinite recycling for materials, allowing them to be reused repeatedly.
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