13 February 2013
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Arizona Chemical
have reached an agreement with
IMCD Group B.V.
to further expand distribution partnership
for Arizona's refinery product lines
to the African Continent.
On January 2012,
Arizona Chemical appointed IMCD Group as
the distributor for the refinery product lines
in Western Europe.
Arizona Chemical
- Building on the successful distribution structure of
Arizona Chemical's products in Western Europe,
Arizona Chemical is confident to add
South Africa, Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia to
the territories that IMCD currently cover for Arizona Chemical.
- IMCD's order handling, technical support and attention to
consumer needs will
* allow the company to grow further in these markets and
* provide enhanced value and support for customers
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About Arizona Chemical
- Established in 1930 in USA.
- North American principal executive office in
Jacksonville, Florida.
- providing natural pine-based materials to customers in
* adhesives * inks * coatings
* tyres & rubber * personal care * lubricants
* fuel additives * mining and oilfield
About Arizona Chemical's Products
Arizona Chemical refine and upgrade
* crude tall oil (CTO) and
* crude sulphate turpentine (CST),
both of which are co-products of
the wood pulping process to produce paper.
CTO and CST are sustainable and biodegradable
raw materials that originate from pine tree.
Pine chemicals from CTO
CTO consists of around
* 30 to 35 % fatty acids
* 15 to 35 % rosins acids
* 30 to 50 % pitch,
a bio-liquid that is used for energy generation.
these pine chemicals are made available by distilling CTO.
Pine chemicals from CST
CST constituents vary by source and are
* alpha-pinene
* beta-pinene and
* delta-3-carene
Manufacturing
When distilled Crude Tall Oil provides
valuable raw materials such as
* Tall oil fatty acids
* Distilled Tall Oil
* Tall Oil Rosin
* Pitch Fuel
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