Arkema Partners with Taiwanese Firm for EVOH Distribution

French firm Arkema has partnered with Taiwanese chemicals manufacturer Chang Chun Petrochemicals to distribute its Evasin ethylene-vinyl alcohol (EVOH) copolymers.

According to the worldwide agreement, Arkema will be the exclusive distributor for Evasin EVOH in Europe.

Evasin will be marketed along with Arkema’s Orevac and Lotader binders.

EVOH, a specialty copolymer with high barrier properties to gas, aromatics and hydrocarbons, is used in multilayer film for food packaging, automotive and construction applications.