No renewal of agreement with Marubeni to sell elastomers directly in Europe by Kuraray

05-Jul-16

Kuraray has taken a decision to not renew its agreement with Marubeni. The Japanese speciality chemical maker has decided to take over sales of its elastomer brands in Europe as its agreement ended last month. Its elastomer brands Septon, Hybrar, Kurarity and LIR/LBR will be sold by its European subsidiary based in Hattersheim, Germany. The Distribution Agreement Business Unit elastomer of Kuraray Europe GmbH, Hattersheim, with Marubeni Europe plc, Dusseldorf, was repealed 30 June 2016th

"We believe that the realignment of our European distribution channels a great opportunity for further growth together with our customers," says Jörg Oertel, Head of the elastomer at Kuraray Europe GmbH. "Our high performance elastomers we are extremely successful in high-potential markets, but also with increasingly complex applications and ever higher demands on competent support. Our goal is therefore to provide not only a product perfectly matched for the particular application, but also customized technical support and service. " Jan-Sebastian Weber, Manager Marketing & Sales adds: "As Kuraray Europe we feel the success of our customers obligated Our Business Unit elastomer is well positioned to put together a coherent overall package for our customers This includes dependable addition to our innovative products.. available contact with high technical expertise and in-depth market knowledge. " Other existing distribution agreements are not affected by the reorganization, as reported by k-zeitung.de.