To Russia with love for UK antimicrobial additives
Addmaster (UK) Ltd. has recently appointed Bang & Bonsomer as distributor for their Biomaster range of silver-based antimicrobial additives in Russia and the Baltic States.
Bang & Bonsomer is a leading distributor of a wide range of chemical raw materials. From their own sales offices they serve customers in Finland, Russia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Belarus. They will be promoting the Biomaster range of products into the polymer, paint and coating industries.
The agreement between the two companies was finalised at the end of 2012 and subsequently, meetings were held at the Interplastica Exhibition which was held in Moscow between 29th January - 1st February 2013. The exhibition, which is held annually, was the 16th edition of the fair and is the largest plastics and rubber exhibition in Russia. The event attracted over 20,000 visitors with a high number of international visitors in attendance.
Addmaster’s International Business Director, David Wells, who attended Interplastica commented: “Bang & Bonsomer is exactly the right type of company to represent the Biomaster products in these markets. Their sales personnel are not only commercially and technically extremely competent, but also understand the potential for the Biomaster antimicrobial products in a wide range of applications in this rapidly growing business sector.”
Bang & Bonsomer’s Stefan Tallqvist – Business Unit Director Plastics & Packaging commented: “We are excited to be offering the Biomaster range of antimicrobial products from Addmaster. As our focus is on technically advanced and high quality specialties Biomaster is a perfect match for our current portfolio. The fast development in Russia and Baltic Countries will present Biomaster with some good opportunities. We will be offering all of the usual distributor services to new Biomaster customers but will also be concentrating on building long term relationships based on our experience and understanding of the market.”