Lehmann & Voss & Co. KG, Hamburg and its Luvomaxx business unit have signed an exclusive sales agreement with Jiangxi Black Cat Carbon Black Inc., Ltd., China. This secures exclusive distribution rights for the Lehvoss Group in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, Great Britain, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Denmark, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Slovenia and Greece. Luvomaxx will support the existing direct contacts, mainly with the tire industry, as part of the supply chain. With seven production facilities and a capacity of 900 kt at present, Jiangxi Black Cat Carbon Black Ltd. is the largest producer of Furnace Black in the People's Republic of China and number four in the world. Black Cat supplies the complete range of Furnace Black qualities. The Lehvoss Group supplies the Black Cat carbon blacks in all the usual packaging forms, including silo transport from its locations in Europe. According to Karl-Heinz Teschke, head of the Luvomaxx business unit, for Lehmann & Voss & Co. KG this new cooperation agreement means a significant expansion of its already intensive business relations with the People's Republic of China. Wenxing Chen, president of Jiangxi Black Cat Carbon Black Ltd., anticipates robust growth in exports to Europe.

Source: rubberworld.com