Connell Brothers (CBC), a distributor of specialty chemicals and ingredients in Asia-Pacific, announced that, effective August 1, 2015, it will represent U.S. Silica across Asia including Japan, Korea, Taiwan, China, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, and the Philippines as well as in Australia and India.

Stepan Co. has appointed Dowd and Guild Inc. as its exclusive distributor for liquid polyester polyol products sold into the coatings, adhesives, sealants and elastomer (CASE) industries for the western and southwestern United States.

SCIGRIP has appointed Multibond Solutions as its new UK Master Distributor.

VELOX announced a partnership with the Dutch company ADDAPT Chemicals BV in which VELOX will be distributing ADDAPT’s environmentally friendly additives especially produced for a wide variety of mainly water-based systems.

The global chemical company Oxea is extending its reach for the company’s carboxylic acids portfolio in Northern Europe by enlisting the services of IMCD, a Dutch chemical distributor.

Chromaflo Technologies, Ashtabula, OH, launched its new line of colorants, which will be distributed by Maroon Group.

Vencorex has selected RAVAGO Chemicals as its new distributor for Central Eastern Europe (excluding Poland) for Tolonate™ and Easaqua™ ranges of aliphatic isocyanates used in polyurethane applications.

Orion Engineered Carbons and Andicor Specialty Chemicals have formed a new distribution partnership.

Following two years of successful cooperation, the global chemical company Oxea has extended its distribution partnership with the Dutch chemical distributor IMCD for its amines in Europe.

Effective immediately, BASF and Gustav Grolman GmbH & Co. KG, Neuss, Germany, will start an exclusive collaboration in the marketing of amine-based curing agents of the Baxxodur^® brand in Europe.