AkzoNobel has appointed Krahn Chemie as its distribution partner for the construction industry in Benelux for the Bermocoll^® cellulose ethers and Elotex^® emulsion powders product groups.

Arkema announced that Azelis Canada (Unipex Solutions Canada), an Azelis Americas company, will handle the distribution of the Orgasol^® product line across Canada.

Verdezyne Inc., a synthetic biology company producing biobased chemicals, and Connell Bros. Co. LLC (CBC), a marketer and distributor of specialty chemicals in the Asia-Pacific region, announced an agreement for sales and distribution of Verdezyne's BIOLON™ DDDA (biobased dodecanedioic acid or DC12).

Robert Bourne, Vice President of Sales, American Colors Inc., announced the appointment of Palmer Holland in the southwest and west territories.

Allnex has appointed Peninsula Polymers a national distributor for Allnex’s coating additives.

Poraver North America has increased the sales territory for Gulf Coast Chemical Corp.

U.S. Zinc has expanded its relationship with Unipex Solutions Canada, an Azelis Americas company (formerly KODA Distribution Group).

BASF has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Nexeo Solutions, a privately owned chemical distributor, for the distribution of BASF’s specialty high-performance solvents in the United States and Canada.

Stahl has appointed two independent agents and distributors in Finland and Eastern Europe.

KRAHN CHEMIE, Hamburg, Germany, has taken over the distribution of OXEA specialty esters in France.