ChemPoint will provide marketing, technical sales, personalized customer service, and order fulfillment for Interpon customers across the U.S.
“AkzoNobel has a strong global track-record of successfully providing innovative products and services to the job coater and general industrial market segments worldwide,” said Dave Heflin, director of marketing for AkzoNobel Powder Coatings in the Americas. “We have listened to these customers and have tailored a strong offering with quick service and a fully stocked product line that ChemPoint will promote. This partnership will enable us to reach job coaters and industrial businesses without previous access to these advantages. In these extraordinary times, perhaps more than ever, customers need innovation, service, and support. Together with ChemPoint, we are in a great position to get these products into the hands of the powder coaters in our industry.”
Steve Block, vice president of marketing and sales at ChemPoint, is equally enthusiastic about the deal. “ChemPoint is honored to be partnered with AkzoNobel, whose strong reputation is a result of their actual performance in the marketplace,” he said. “Having competed with their product offering over the last several years, we have experienced their capabilities first-hand. Our marketing reach and technical expertise will connect thousands of new customers with the values provided by the world’s leading powder coatings producer.”
AkzoNobel is the world’s largest manufacturer of powder coatings, and enjoys the leading position in the architectural, automotive, furniture, appliance, functional, and general industrial market segments worldwide. Its business focuses on innovative powder coatings drawn from a global portfolio, each product specifically designed to create value for users of these products. While stocking a long list of powders for general consumption, AkzoNobel also has the ability to produce custom formulations—each developed and tailored for a particular customer or application, and many available in smaller quantities and on demand.
As the leading “e-distributor” of specialty and fine chemicals in Europe and North America, ChemPoint.com engages in exclusive product line relationships with premier manufacturers. From its European and North American interaction centers, ChemPoint (www.chempoint.com) provides its suppliers with marketing, sales, customer service and order fulfillment solutions for their targeted customer segments. ChemPoint is a Univar company. With a network of over 200 distribution centers, Univar N.V. is a world leader in chemical distribution.
To purchase material, customers can contact ChemPoint via telephone at (800) 485-9569, fax at (425) 378-8675, e-mail, or online. Prospective customers can receive immediate technical support and request samples by calling (800) 485-9569 or by e-mail.