February 28, 2024

LANXESS Corporation’s Material Protection Products (MPP) business unit has expanded distribution partnerships with Lintech International, Omya Specialty Minerals, and DKSH for industrial preservatives in North America. The agreements enlarge the distributors’ portfolios into the Coatings, Adhesives, Sealants and Elastomer (CASE), and other building materials markets following LANXESS’ acquisition of IFF’s microbial control business in 2022. All three distributors now represent LANXESS’ full industrial preservatives portfolio for these markets, as of January 1, 2024.

Previous IFF microbial control distributors Lintech International and Omya Specialty Minerals will add LANXESS flagship brands such as Preventol to their portfolios that already included well-known brands such as KATHON. Lintech will cover the Southeastern U.S. up to New England and Omya will service the Midwestern U.S.

DKSH (doing business as Terra Firma in the U.S.) previously distributed LANXESS industrial preservatives in the Western U.S. and will now add the acquired IFF microbial control products to their portfolio. They will also extend their territory to cover Canada.

“As the integration of the IFF microbial control business progresses, we are delighted to extend our distribution networks to encompass our complete range of industrial preservatives with these dedicated partners,” said Bill Rohrer, U.S. head of sales for LANXESS’ Material Protection Products (MPP) Industrial business line. “The new additions will position them for success in delivering more comprehensive solutions to meet our customers' industrial preservation needs.”

LANXESS’ industrial preservatives portfolio includes a wide range of biocidal active ingredients and blends under the brand names Preventol, Metasol, KATHON, ROCIMA, BIOBAN, ROZONE, AMICAL and KORDEK.