With immediate effect, the Krahn Chemie Group will be distributing the biocides and preservatives of the Lanxess specialty chemicals company in Germany and Benelux.
LANXESS Corp.’s Material Protection Products (MPP) business unit has appointed Dowd and Guild Inc. as its distribution partner for the western United States.
Biocides supplier Lonza announced a global price increase for biocidal products across the plastics, leather, textiles, metal working fluids, paints and coatings, and inks markets.
Akcros Chemicals Inc. announced several new registrations of isothiazolone-based solids and liquids in Canada and expected new carrier registrations in the United States.
While biocides market growth in the mature markets of Europe and the United States is estimated at two percent and slightly less than one percent, respectively, the five-percent growth forecast in biocides consumption in Southeast Asia during 2014-2019 makes this region one of the fastest growing and most attractive regions globally.
