Wacker appoints distributor in Australia and New Zealand

Wacker, the Munich, Germany-based chemical company, has reorganized its distribution network for silicone and polymer products in Australia and New Zealand. As part of a global consolidation process, IMCD Australia and IMCD New Zealand have been appointed as distributors of Wacker’s polymer and silicone products in their respective countries. Effective May 1, 2011, IMCD will replace the previous distribution partner Amtrade International.

The Dutch chemicals distributor IMCD is already a Wacker partner in most western European and several eastern European countries, as well as in South Africa. The product focus will be on dispersible polymer powders and dispersions as well as on silicone emulsions, silicone resins, antifoam agents and cysteine. The main application areas for these Wacker products in Australia and New Zealand are the construction, cosmetics, textiles and pulp and paper processing sectors, the chemical process industry and the food and pharmaceutical industry.

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