On Oct. 1, The NRC Group said it, along with newly acquired Melrob Group Holdings Ltd., will launch “a strategic alliance” with Darmstadt-based Evonik Performance Materials GmbH (Evonik) concerning methacrylate monomers.

Melrob and The NRC Group were recently awarded the rights to distribute Evonik’s Visiomer brand products throughout Europe (excluding CIS), with Melrob’s extensive available product know-how having played a key role in this new development.

“With our Group’s in-depth expertise concerning the industry and the complete geographical coverage it has here in Europe, we were able to put forward a convincing concept together,” said Irina Zschaler, managing director of Nordmann, Rassmann GmbH.

“Evonik is convinced that realigning our distribution business in this way will allow us to address the needs of our customers better and profit from the combined experience of the two distribution companies we’ve chosen to work with,” said Hans-Peter Hauck, head of Evonik’s Methacrylates divison. “By taking this approach, we’re positioning ourselves as a leading provider of methacrylate solutions and – together with our distribution partners – ensuring the best possible support for our customers. Under the brand name Visiomer, The NRC Group will be distributing a range of standard- and speciality-grade methacrylates that can be used to meet and master the challenges found in a wide variety of applications, e.g. in the adhesives, coatings, composites and construction industries.”