Bodo Möller Chemie expands the product range for special binders and coating additives with Evonik Industries

Bodo Möller Chemie expands the product range for special binders and coating additives with Evonik Industries

Extensive product portfolio for the paint and varnish, as well as for the textile, leather and printing industry in East Africa

Offenbach am Main/Germany, January 4, 2022 – Starting on January 1, 2022, Bodo Möller Chemie Group and Evonik Industries announce a cooperation for special binders and additives specifically for the paint and varnish industry as well as for textile, leather finishing and printing inks in East Africa. The collaboration for specialty chemicals will initially be for the East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi. The products specifically offered will be matting agents, antistatic additives, rheology agents, defoamers, wetting agents, tackifying agents and dispersants, as well as silicone resins and silicone-modified binders from the proven and innovative Evonik product families. “We are delighted that Evonik Industries, as a leading company in the chemical sector, has placed its trust in us for an intensive collaboration. Our long-standing expertise in being able to deliver customized products to customers recognizes our market position as distributor and application expert and offers an added value not only to our customers, but to our industrial partners as well,” says Frank Haug, Chairman of the Board of the Bodo Möller Chemie Group. 

Growing demand

“Apart from the products, the need for technical competence and various services related to specialty chemicals is especially growing. Our technically experienced staff is available, from selecting the right materials and being qualified, all the way to continuous supply. In addition, our customers can trust our own logistics,” says Volker Oehl, Director Business Development at Bodo Möller Chemie. As leading distributor and application expert, the Bodo Möller Chemie Group meets the demand for binders and additives of the paint and varnish industry in the East African countries. Furthermore, it also offers specialty chemicals for textile printing and leather finishing. 

Worldwide leading partnerships

For the Bodo Möller Chemie Group, the focus is not only on the sales and distribution of specialty chemicals. In many industrial sectors, well-founded advice based on in-depth product knowledge is even more important than product availability. Reliable partnerships with worldwide leading chemical manufacturers ensure an extensive product portfolio for almost all application industries, in particular also for future industries such as e-mobility. Thus, customers can be confident that they will always receive the most suitable products that can be integrated just as well into the production process. Worldwide branch offices are always close to the customer and our own logistics network ensures timely product delivery. 

About Bodo Möller Chemie  
With almost 50 years of experience in selling specialty chemicals, the Bodo Möller Chemie Group (www.bm-chemie.com) is the leading partner of renowned global chemical companies, like Huntsman, Dow, DuPont, BASF and Henkel. The company’s products include high-performance epoxy resin, polyurethane and silicone-based adhesives, thermosetting plastics (epoxy resin, polyester, polyurethane and silicone), pigments and additives, textile agents, dyes, electro casting resins, tooling and laminating resins and composites. Proprietary production facilities and laboratories for customer-specific formulations and application tests complete the portfolio of Bodo Möller Chemie, headquartered in Offenbach, Germany. The experts at Bodo Möller Chemie offer their customers all over the world targeted advice and customized on-site services to help them find the optimum product solutions tailored to the individual requirements of many different sectors.