M. Holland inks distribution pact
NORTHBROOK - M. Holland Company has been selected by Vienna, Austria-based polyolefins producer Borealis to be its distributor in North America. Under the agreement, M. Holland will distribute filled polypropylene from Borealis' new compounding facility in Taylorsville, North Carolina, as well as imported polypropylene, polyethylene, and Queo polyolefin plastomers and elastomers. "Our Business Development Group at M. Holland is ideally positioned to support Borealis' market strategies in North America," said Ed Holland, M. Holland's president and chief executive officer. M. Holland formed its Business Development Group in October 2016 to coordinate sales and sourcing strategies in specific target markets. The group includes market development teams focused on automotive, film and flexible packaging, color and compounding, wire and cable, health care, rotational molding, and 3-D printing markets.