Arkema is indeed a partner of choice for supplying niche surfactants and in particular with the Sensio® range of non-ionic surfactants of plant origin, which is added to our many other sustainable products and continue to broaden our product offer within our global ESG policy. The SENSIO® range provides multiple benefits such as degreasing, soil removal and low foaming to meet today’s formulator and consumer needs while limiting the impact on the environment. SENSIO® is non aquatic toxic, approved by Ecocert and benefits from an Ecolabel®.
Safic-Alcan extends its distribution agreement with Arkema in Europe
Paris, December 1st 2022
Safic-Alcan, a global specialty chemicals distributor, is pleased to have been mandated by Arkema for the distribution of the products from their Specialty Surfactants Business Unit: Sensio®, Surfaline®, Neoliens®, Cecajel®, Ensoline®, Dinoram®, Noramox®, Inipol®.
This expansion recognizes our good existing partnership with Arkema in France and strengthens Safic-Alcan's position in the Home & Industrial Care, Lubricants, Metalworking and Industrial application markets in the new following European countries: Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
Arkema is a leader in speciality materials and an international player with recognized expertise in the field of specialty surfactants.
“The Arkema range of top-class surfactants enables us to provide our customers in the Home and Industrial Cleaning sector a wider portfolio. We can leverage it across other product categories, thus providing Arkema a full-market access via our specialized technical sales force.” says Matthias Pfaffernoschke and Jos Van Buul our Managing Directors respectively for DACH & BNL.
We are delighted to launch this partnership with Safic-Alcan. Safic-Alcan and Arkema show the best alignment in their commitment to address our customers’ challenges in term of sustainability and performance. Safic-Alcan will be the perfect partner to promote Arkema’s wide range of specialty surfactants, including our latest sustainable innovations.
About Safic-Alcan
Safic-Alcan is a French independent distributor of specialty chemicals headquartered in Paris La Défense (France). The Company develops and provides wide ranges of polymers, materials and additives for the rubber, coatings, adhesives, thermoplastics, polyurethane, lubricants, detergency, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals industries. With a network of 34 offices strategically located in Europe, Turkey, Middle East, North America, Mexico, China, South America and Africa, the company represents state-of-the art manufacturers around the world. Its highly specialized sales engineers allow Safic-Alcan to provide dedicated technical expertise and high-performance solutions thus creating long term partnership with most of its principals and customers. Safic-Alcan employs 768 people worldwide and generated a turnover of 725 M€ in 2021.
About Arkema
Building on its unique set of expertise in materials science, Arkema offers a portfolio of first-class technologies to address ever-growing demand for new and sustainable materials. With the ambition to become in 2024 a pure player in Specialty Materials, the Group is structured into 3 complementary, resilient and highly innovative segments dedicated to Specialty Materials - Adhesive Solutions, Advanced Materials, and Coating Solutions - accounting for some 85.5% of Group sales in 2021, and a well-positioned and competitive Intermediates segment. Arkema offers cutting-edge technological solutions to meet the challenges of, among other things, new energies, access to water, recycling, urbanization and mobility, and fosters a permanent dialogue with all its stakeholders. The Group reported sales of around €9.5 billion in 2021, and operates in some 55 countries with 20,200 employees worldwide.
