Palmer Holland and LANXESS Announce Expanded Distribution Partnership for Mesamoll® and other Specialty Plasticizers

With this appointment, Palmer Holland will distribute a wider range of LANXESS Polymer Additives products in the US, including: Mesamoll, Mesamoll II, Mesamoll 51067, Uniplex 214, Bonding Agent 51066, Bonding Agent 51030, Bonding Agent 2005, Ultramoll VII LV, Ultramoll IV RT and Triacetin. The expansion further strengthens the existing relations between Palmer Holland and LANXESS.

Palmer Holland currently partners with LANXESS to represent colorant additives and various other polymer additives product lines. The addition of the Specialty Plasticizer portfolio strengthens collaboration and reinforces a shared commitment to growth in key markets.

Mesamoll® is a high-performance, phthalate-free universal monomeric plasticizer known for its broad compatibility, flexibility at low temperatures, and ability to help materials blend and perform well. It is widely used in pressure-sensitive adhesives (PSA), construction products, flexible PVC, and other engineered resin systems, where it provides durability and formulation versatility across demanding applications. In addition, more than 30 percent of the raw materials used to produce Mesamoll® come from fully sustainable sources, helping to reduce its carbon footprint and support customers’ sustainability goals.

The new partnership reflects a shared commitment to growth, technical excellence, and customer-focused solutions within the adhesives, sealants, PVC, and polymer markets.

“In our overarching partnership with LANXESS, we have found more than global leadership across the myriad product spaces for which we serve as stewards,” said Ron Zmich, Palmer Holland Senior Vice President of Industrial Specialties. “We’ve found teammates whose commercial strategies align extremely well with ours across both the thermoplastic and thermoset end-use spaces: strategies anchored in a fierce commitment to both the industrial markets and conventional organic sales growth. This relationship expansion with Polymer Additives is a testament not only to our collective work over the years but also to our ability to continue generating sustainable organic growth, agnostic to market dynamics. Both companies got better today, and our future together remains awfully bright.”

Through this collaboration, Palmer Holland will leverage its technical sales expertise, market knowledge, and customer relationships to support the continued growth of the LANXESS plasticizer portfolio.

"Palmer Holland has been an outstanding partner to LANXESS over many years,” said Glen Bowen, Head of LANXESS business unit Polymer Additives for the Americas region. “Their unwavering customer focus and dedication to excellence in industrial markets has played a significant role in our decisions to introduce new product lines and deepen our collaboration in recent years. We are excited to build on this momentum and look forward to achieving continued growth together in our aim to bring value and innovation to our customers.”

About LANXESS

LANXESS is a leading specialty chemicals company with sales of EUR 6.4 billion in 2024. The company currently has about 11,800 employees in 32 countries. The core business of LANXESS is the development, manufacturing and marketing of chemical intermediates, additives and consumer protection products. LANXESS has achieved leading positions in the Dow Jones Best-in-Class Index and the MSCI ESG and ISS ESG ratings, among others, for its commitment to sustainability.