KINGSPORT, Tennessee, March 11, 2024 — Eastman, a global specialty materials leader, and ChemSpec Ltd., a member of Safic-Alcan, have entered into a strategic agreement to distribute specialty cosmetic ingredients across the United States. This partnership strengthens the reach of Eastman’s innovative portfolio while leveraging ChemSpec’s expertise in sustainable, high-performance ingredients.
Under this agreement, ChemSpec will distribute three new Eastman product lines:
- Eastman Sustane™ wetting agents and fragrance fixatives
- Eastman AQ™ water-dispersible film formers
- Eastman GEM™ retinyl esters
Eastman’s global specialty materials expertise and ChemSpec’s deep understanding of cosmetic formulation combine to deliver solutions that meet evolving consumer demands for high-performing, sustainable, and innovative ingredients.
This collaboration between Eastman and ChemSpec (Safic-Alcan) highlights the strategic value of combining global chemical expertise with local distribution excellence, empowering formulators across the US to access sustainable and high-performance cosmetic ingredients efficiently.
About ChemSpec
ChemSpec, headquartered in Canton, Ohio, is a subsidiary of Safic-Alcan, a French independent specialty chemicals distributor. ChemSpec offers a wide portfolio of specialty and commodity chemical additives, polymers, and innovative ingredients, with a focus on naturality, sustainability, and formulation support across the personal care, coatings, adhesives, plastics, and elastomer industries.
About Eastman
Eastman, founded in 1920, develops products and solutions that enhance the quality of life across diverse markets, including personal care, transportation, building, and consumables. With approximately 14,000 employees and operations in over 100 countries, Eastman reported $9.2 billion in 2023 revenue, reflecting its leadership in innovation and sustainable chemistry solutions.
About Safic-Alcan
Safic-Alcan is a French independent distributor of specialty chemicals headquartered in Paris La Défense. The Company develops and provides wide ranges of polymers, materials and additives for the rubber, coatings, adhesives, thermoplastics, polyurethane, lubricants, detergency, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and nutraceuticals industries. With a network of 44 offices strategically located in Europe, Turkey, Middle East, North America, Mexico, South America, China and South Africa, and 1000+ employees, the company generated a turnover of €907 million in 2024.