High-performance light stabiliser supplier UniteChem (Suqian / China; www.unitechem.cn), has announced the firm’s expansion in Europe with the opening of a new sales office in Düsseldorf / Germany. UniteChem is collaborating with German logistics service provider Leschaco Group (Bremen; www.leschaco.com) to meet its logistical needs across the continent, including new warehousing in Antwerp / Belgium. Main applications for UniteChem’s stabilisers are automotive components, agricultural films and artificial turfs for sports fields.

Junyi Lin, CEO of UniteChem, said, “Based on two state-of-the-art manufacturing plants in China, two further production facilities under construction and a network of warehousing hubs around the world, we are well positioned for growth and meeting the increased demands of global customers for high-performance light stabilisers and other performance additives.”

The Chinese group specialises in the production of light stabilisers, UV absorbers and other related products. With a workforce of 1,650 employees worldwide, UniteChem said it generates a yearly turnover of approximately EUR 300m and has a network of sales, service and warehousing facilities in Asia, the Middle East, Europe and the Americas.