Azelis has been appointed distributor by Momentive, to service the coatings sector in Russia. Azelis will now offer Momentive’s range of water-based dispersions for paints, under the AXILAT brand name.

The AXILAT polymer dispersion range includes many products based on Momentive’s key technologies, targeting various applications in paints and coatings that are field and factory applied.

Azelis also plans to further invest in people and facilities and is building a new coatings laboratory in Sankt Augustin, Germany. Planned for completion by the end of 2012, Azelis will further support customers by providing in-depth knowledge of the latest raw materials and their use in pioneering coatings applications.