AOC and BÜFA Expand Partnership

AOC and BÜFA Expand Cooperation AOC and BÜFA are expanding their existing distribution cooperation for Southeast Europe through BÜFA Composites Austria. This agreement will provide customers in the region with better access to a wide range of quality resins, gel coats and auxiliary materials. BÜFA Composite Systems has been purchasing resins from AOC for over 50 years and converting them into specialized reactive resin specialties and complete solutions. The companies also have long-standing sales and distribution partnerships in many European countries. To date, the comprehensive distribution network in Europe has covered Germany, Switzerland, Poland, the Baltic States, Spain and Portugal, Belgium, the Netherlands, Finland, Great Britain, Ireland and Italy.

Strengthening Market Activities

Now BÜFA is strengthening its market activities by establishing a new distribution company, BÜFA Composites Austria. This will enable processors in the composites industry to access both BÜFA's resins and AOC's portfolio of quality vinyl ester and unsaturated polyester resins in Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Moldova, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Albania, North Macedonia, Bulgaria and Kosovo.

Significant Benefit for Composites Manufacturers in Southeast Europe

Lothar Kempf, Chief Executive Officer of BÜFA Composite Systems, said: "BÜFA and AOC have built a very strong partnership over the years. We believe that the new extension of our cooperation will bring significant benefits to composites manufacturers in the Southeast Europe region." Stefan Osterwind, Chief Executive Officer of AOC EMEA, said: "Both BÜFA and AOC provide high-quality material solutions tailored to the needs of individual composites manufacturers" and added: "We have proven many times that customers can successfully grow their business based on the support of our combined companies." Lothar Kempf said: "Improving the working environment and process reliability have become an important criterion for customers when purchasing from BÜFA and AOC" and "Our customers can continuously produce composites components with our products while also reducing their environmental footprint. This means they can develop new markets and applications and build a sustainable future for their companies." Source