JACKSONVILLE, FL, February 14, 2011 – Arizona Chemical, the world’s leading biorefiner of pine-based materials, announced it has entered into an exclusive agreement with Essential Ingredients, Inc., to distribute the company’s unique line of bio-based specialty polymers to the personal care industry in the Eastern U.S. Under the agreement, Essential Ingredients, one of the nation’s premier suppliers of raw materials and chemicals to manufacturers, will offer Arizona Chemical’s SYLVACLEAR™ and UNICLEAR™ lines, which include patented specialty polymeric gellants that provide a broad range of functionality in personal care & cosmetics applications.
“We are confident this partnership will not only extend the reach of our bio-renewable product lines, but also give our customers access to Essential Ingredients’ outstanding technical expertise and customer focus,” said Tom Fontana, Director of Specialty Products.