Azelis, a preeminent innovation service provider specializing in specialty chemicals and food ingredients, has formalized a strategic distribution partnership with allnex, a global industry leader in industrial coating resins and additives. This collaboration, effective immediately, grants Azelis exclusive distribution rights for allnex's comprehensive range of additives within the Indonesian coatings, adhesives, sealants, and elastomers (CASE) market.

Leveraging their established commercial relationship in various regions, allnex and Azelis are expanding their partnership into Indonesia, enhancing Azelis’ footprint in the CASE (Coatings, Adhesives, Sealants, and Elastomers) sector and bolstering its customer solutions. allnex’s dedication to sustainability complements Azelis’ strategy of delivering innovative and eco-friendly solutions. Their portfolio includes high-performance, environmentally conscious additives, such as low volatile organic compounds (VOC) wetting and dispersing agents and hazardous air pollutant substance-free (HAPS-free) flow modifiers. These products are designed to optimize paint formulations and provide customers with a competitive advantage across diverse industry applications.

This announcement enhances Azelis’ lateral value chain in the CASE segment in Indonesia, allowing the company to offer a more extensive suite of solutions to its customers. The broad product line enhances the performance of both industrial and decorative paint formulations by optimizing rheological properties, improving flow and leveling, reducing foam, and enhancing pigment dispersibility and adhesion. These advancements lead to superior paint quality, better visual appeal, and an improved end-user experience.

Rainer Blaha, Business Vice President Additives at allnex, expressed enthusiasm about the partnership with Azelis, highlighting its strategic importance for expanding allnex's presence in Indonesia. He emphasized that Azelis' strong customer relationships and technical expertise make it an ideal partner. The collaboration aims to enhance the ability to address evolving customer needs effectively, leveraging both companies' strengths to deliver superior solutions and support in the region.

Felix Yap, Asia Pacific CASE Market Segment Director at Azelis, shared his excitement about the expanded collaboration with allnex, particularly in Indonesia. Building on their successful partnership in Thailand, this expansion will enhance Azelis' additives portfolio, allowing them to address industry needs more effectively. Yap expressed gratitude for allnex’s trust in Azelis' expertise and looked forward to developing innovative solutions that will benefit their customers.

Azelis offers a comprehensive portfolio of resins, tackifiers, additives, pigments, and specialty fillers for the adhesives, sealants, paints, and coatings industries. Catering to diverse applications ranging from lightweight paper to heavy-duty engineering and transport, Azelis provides innovative solutions to meet the evolving needs of its customers. The company is at the forefront of industry trends, with a strong focus on sustainable and high-performance products, including waterborne, UV, and natural raw material-based solutions. Epoxies and curing agents, EVA, Hydrocarbon resins, Mercaptans, Phenolics, Phenoxies, and Carbon black are some of the commodities in Azelis’ portfolio.