Ashland Performance Materials has announced Büfa Chemikalien and Vivochem as official sales partners for its Intermediates and Solvents Business for Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands. The agreement, effective January 1, 2015, includes the products n-Methylpyrrolidone (NMP), Tetrahydrofurane (THF) and 1,4-Butanediol (BDO). For Buefa and Vivochem the new distribution agreement is another important step to strengthen the product portfolio of both companies.