Building a strong platform for growth for the ARC/ILMROC Product lines in Europe

As many of you are aware, in 2015 Chesterton acquired Ceramic Polymer in Roedinghausen, Germany.  As well as acquiring a new coating product line, this allowed Chesterton to develop a new European warehouse and Customer Service presence for the ARC and ILMOC product line.

In addition it provides Chesterton a platform to ensure REACh compliance by May 2018.

REACh is a regulation of the European Union, adopted to improve the protection of human health and the environment from the risks that can be posed by chemicals, while enhancing the competitiveness of the EU chemicals industry. In principle, REACH applies to all chemical substances.

This essentially means that the majority of the ARC and ILMOC product line will need to be manufactured in Europe utilizing European raw materials. Currently there is a team focused on this, and over the upcoming months we will see many European manufactured versions of Chesterton formulations become available. These products will be designated with a letter (E) and will be announced to the field as they become available. In addition the move to European manufacturing will improve product availability, responsiveness and will reduce lead times. As we move forward we will also look at additions to the ARC and ILMOC product portfolio.

The future is bright and this provides us a strong platform for Sales growth in 2017 and beyond.

If you have any questions in relation to this please contact the EMEA ARC and ILMOC Marketing team.

Paul Lenehan - paul.lenehan@chesterton.com