Chemical distributor Univar Solutions Inc. announced it has expanded its agreement with Arkema to distribute its crosslinking organic peroxides in Belgium, France and Turkey, beginning Jan. 1, 2023. The new agreement adds to the companies’ existing distribution partnership, which serves rubber and plastic additives customers in Portugal and Spain’s crosslinking markets.

Arkema’s Luperox® and Retic® are organic peroxides used in manufacturing of crosslinking rubber and elastomers to help increase their mechanical strength and resistance to chemicals and weather.