Evonik Industries has been appointed by Shell MDS (Malaysia) as the new distribution partner for Gas-to-Liquid Hardwaxes (GTL Hardwaxes) for the South American region. Based on a very successful distribution partnership in Europe since 1996, in which Evonik consequently increased the sales of Shell's GTL Hardwaxes sold under the brand 'Shell GTL Sarawax', the distribution territory for Evonik will be enlarged, starting from April 1st 2015 onwards. It is the second mandate of Shell to Evonik for GTL Hardwaxes after its announcement for the Southern Asia region earlier in 2015.

As a distributor of Shell GTL Sarawax as well as manufacturer of modified GTL waxes sold globally under the brand VESTOWAX for many years Evonik has a long lasting technical experience and excellent market know how on waxes and its very broad range of applications, e.g. as additive in hot melt adhesives or in plastic processing like PVC lubricants. Evonik offers a broad product portfolio for the Adhesive & Sealants Industry with its products of polyesters, amorphous poly-alpha-olefins, waxes, polybutadienes and polyacrylates.