Orion Engineered Carbons, a specialty chemicals company, has announced that it entered a distribution agreement with newly formed ION Specialties, based in Mexico City. The partnership took effect on January 17.

ION Specialties now represents Orion’s specialty carbon black product lines for paints, coatings, inks, adhesives, and plastics throughout Mexico. ION Specialties is a subsidiary of Quimica Delta s. a., a chemical supplier to the Americas.