ST. LOUIS, MO - AkzoNobel Performance Additives has appointed Archway Sales Inc. as its distributor for the Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico markets effective September 1, 2011.

Archways Sales Inc. was founded in 1968 and is based in St. Louis, MO. Archway employs over 100 people and provides the best-in-class service to some of the biggest names in chemical manufacturing. Its sales team is technically oriented and carries into the marketplace a high degree of product knowledge and a strong understanding of customers' operations and needs.

AkzoNobel Performance Additives focuses on producing rheology modifiers for a wide variety of industries and specialty additives for the building and construction industries.