Azelis, a leading global innovation service provider in the specialty chemicals and food ingredients industry, announces it has been appointed the exclusive distributor in the U.S. of LANXESS polymer additives phosphorous flame retardants, including the Disflamoll and Levagard product lines.

Azelis’ CASE technical expertise and application labs in the Americas region will be leveraged to grow the market and support customers' needs. The commercial partnership is effective as of April 1, 2024.

LANXESS Polymer Additives is a leading supplier of flame-retardant additives for multiple industries, including construction, electrical and electronics, and transportation. Fire represents a significant risk to both life and property.

LANXESS flame retardants are innovative polymer additives that provide substantially increased fire protection when added to rubber and plastic materials, such as flexible PU, rigid PU foam formulations and PVC.

Shiona Stewart, Managing Director, Azelis, CASE US comments: "The addition of LANXESS polymer additive's phosphorus flame retardants is a direct result of the hard work and positive results we have delivered. By adding Disflamoll and Levagard products, this continues to build out our additives portfolio for the CASE market. Azelis has had a long and successful commercial relationship with LANXESS, and we are excited to expand our collaboration with this new set of high-performance additives. Our application labs and chemists will provide technical expertise and innovative solutions for our customers as they seek to develop new product applications.”