Hamburg, 12 August 2025 - International distributor Biesterfeld and global chemical company Songwon are expanding their long-standing partnership. With immediate effect, Biesterfeld will also distribute the joint portfolio of plastic additives, including antioxidants and light stabilizers, in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro, and Romania. The distributor already holds the distribution rights for the products in Germany, France, Italy, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Switzerland, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, the Czech Republic, Turkey, and Hungary.
The polymer additives are used in a wide variety of applications where plastics need to be protected from degradation by heat, light, oxygen, or mechanical stress. The most important product lines include SONGNOX® antioxidants, which protect polymers during processing and end use by maintaining critical physical properties such as mechanical stability and color. SONGSORB® UV absorbers effectively protect organic materials from degradation by light, significantly extending the service life of plastic applications. In addition, the range includes SONGNOX® OPS (One Pack Systems) and SONGXTEND® stabilizer solutions, which offer optimal and customized solutions for a wide variety of applications.
One of the areas of application for these products is mobility. Here, the additives are used, for example, in bumpers, headlight housings, and interior components such as dashboards and textile fibres. The materials also contribute to the protection of plastics in the packaging and building & construction sectors, for example in food packaging, stretch and shrink films, multilayer packaging, roofing films, pipes, and PVC window frames. The product families are also used in cable sheathing, plastic housings of all kinds, and greenhouse films.
Murat Gökkaya, Sales and Product Manager Polymer Additives at Biesterfeld, explains: "We are delighted to be expanding our successful partnership with Songwon once again and to be able to offer our customers in additional countries the wide range of polymer additives. The exceptional performance and versatility of Songwon's polymer stabilizers will offer our customers significant added value and help them to optimize their applications and remain competitive in their markets.”
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About Songwon Industrial Co., Ltd.
A leader in the development, production and supply of specialty chemicals, SONGWON’s products touch your life every day, everywhere. Since 1965, we’ve been driving innovation, partnering for progress and paving the way for a better more sustainable tomorrow with 360° customized solutions.
Headquartered in South Korea, SONGWON is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of polymer stabilizers. With Group companies and world-class manufacturing facilities across the globe, we are dedicated to providing customers in over 60 countries with high-performance products that meet their individual needs and the best levels of service.
For further information, please go to: www.songwon.com.
About Biesterfeld
Biesterfeld SE is the holding company of the Biesterfeld Group, one of the international leading distribution and service companies in the field of polymers, rubber, specialty chemicals and ingredients. Founded in 1906 in Hamburg, Germany, today the group has more than 1100 employees across more than 50 locations in Europe, South America, Asia and Africa and generates an annual revenue of 1.29 billion EUR (FY 2024). The fully family-owned company focuses on specialized market know-how, application-based technical advice and services and offers comprehensive product portfolios across numerous industries in the business units Standard Polymers, Engineered Polymers, Performance Polymers, HealthCare, Consumer, Industrial and Rubber.
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Product contact:
Murat Gökkaya
Sales and Product Manager Polymer Additives
Phone: +49 15172874498
