Azelis Appointed by Evonik for Silica Distribution in the Nordics

01 May 2015 --- Azelis has announced its appointment by Evonik Industries AG, the leading manufacturer of performance silica, as distributor for the Aerosil & Sipernat range of products in the Nordic region from 1st April 2015.

The supply of these products to the Food, Personal Care and Pharma Industries in Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Iceland is a further step in the strategic development of the relationship between Evonik and Azelis.

Azelis and Evonik look forward to further developing the silica business in the Nordics.  Andreas Ernst, Director Global Distributor Management, Evonik Industries, Silica Business Line, states: “We believe that with Azelis, we will have improved market coverage supported by a new sales organization, offering our customers sound commercial solutions combined with a high level of local technical support across all Nordic countries.”

Azelis offers a full suite of value added services to help customers create inventive application ideas for new products and also to improve the performance of existing ranges. Andrew Johnson, Managing Director, Azelis Nordic adds, “The Evonik Silica product range offers our customers further opportunities in our approach to functional and innovative ingredients. We regularly invite customers into our laboratories and will be pleased to work with them on projects around these new materials in our portfolio.”

The agreement complements already existing and successful agreements between the two companies across many industry disciplines in Europe and Asia. Both companies work together to deliver inventive solutions for customers and look forward to a continued, successful partnership.