Borealis appoints Resin Express as European distributor in automotive

15.05.2006

Borealis, a leading innovative plastics provider, has appointed Resin Express as a distributor in Europe for its polypropylene (PP) used in automotive solutions with effect from May 15, 2006. Resin Express will complement Ashland as distributors for a wide range of solutions to the European automotive market on behalf of Borealis including Daplen™, a family of thermoplastic solutions that help make cars light, energy efficient and safe, and Borcom™ microcomposites, a new generation of products to minimise weight and costs.

Commenting on the appointment, Paul Turner, Vice President Engineering Applications at Borealis, says: “By signing this agreement, Borealis can benefit from Resin Express’ extensive European local sales organisation and technical capability to better serve our small and medium-size customers. This agreement allows Borealis to increase its focus on innovation and technology and create value through application development and partnership where Borealis, Resin Express and our customers will greatly benefit.”

“Our extensive pan-European customer network and our knowledge of the automotive market will simplify Borealis business and enable them to reach a larger customer base,” according to Jan Zeinstra, General Manager, and Hans-Peter Meyerhoff, Business Director Automotive for Resin Express. “Additionally, it will further complement our product offering to this strategic market segment and enable us to accelerate growth.”

With deep understanding of the value chain and a focus on customer needs, Borealis provides innovative, value creating PP solutions with optimum performance for interior, exterior and under the bonnet automotive applications. Resin Express, part of the Ravago Group of companies, is a true pan-European distributor of commodity and engineering plastics, offering a wide range of products and services in more than 30 countries.

For further information please contact:

Liesbeth Denys
Trade Media Relations Manager, Borealis
+32 15 47 90 24
lypresbo@borealisgroup.com

Christine Vercauteren
Communications Manager, Resin Express
+32 53 82 71 49
c.vercauteren@ravago.com

Borealis is a leading provider of innovative, value creating plastics solutions. With more than 40 years of experience in the polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) business, we focus on pipe systems, energy and communications cables, automotive and advanced packaging markets. We are strong in Europe and growing in the Middle East and Asia-Pacific through Borouge, our joint venture with the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC). Our technology makes an essential contribution to the society in which we live. We are committed to lead the way in ‘Shaping the Future with Plastics’.

Resin Express is a leading pan-European distributor of branded plastics and elastomers for many prominent raw material producers. With a regional sales network of offices and warehouses in most countries in Europe and a comprehensive product portfolio, Resin Express can offer a perfect distribution service to small and medium-size customers.

Resin Express is a member of the Ravago group and therefore can offer specific services, such as custom made compounding, grinding and recycling of plastics and elastomers.

The European technical service team can offer technical advice for material selection, trouble shooting, mold flow analysis and application development from the early stage of design till the final product.

Borcom and Daplen are trademarks of Borealis A/S