Univar serves a diverse set of end markets and regions around the world in a number of focus industries, such as personal care, food, oil & gas, and pharma ingredients. We focus on population-driven industries with attractive, long-term growth trends. Our global reach provides our customers unparalleled connectivity to ensure they have a single source for all of their chemical needs.

Univar's industry teams are responsible for product management, account management, program marketing, and communications within each market. We identify product and technology trends as well as provide technical support and market insights to create specific programs and solutions for our customers. Our global reach allows us to operate where our customers are, in markets large and small. 

Our global focus industries include: 

• Coatings & Adhesives – We have a large team of industry and product specialists offering solvents, resins, pigments, and other thickeners used to make paints, inks, glues, and other binders.
• Food – Our experts have developed marketing tools that simplify the ingredient selection process and provide products that meet the key trends impacting the food industry.
• Household & Industrial Cleaning – We work with thousands of large and small formulators that require a multitude of chemical ingredients to make cleaning products and detergents that are safe for home and industrial use.
• Oil & Gas – Our strength in the oil and gas sector comes from our expert team of chemicals and petroleum engineers and other professionals with decades of experience.
• Personal Care – Our business development specialists and industry specialists work with our customer formulators and assist them with their product innovations for a wide array of personal care products.
• Pharma Ingredients – We are uniquely positioned in the pharmaceutical industry because of our product portfolio, logistics footprint, and customized solutions to meet the needs of a highly regulated industry.

In addition to our global focus industries, we also have expertise in key regional end markets. For example:

• Agriculture – In Canada, we are a leading wholesale distributor of crop protection products to independent retailers and specialty applicators.
• Environmental Sciences (formerly Professional Products and Services, PP&S) – Environmental Sciences is the largest distributor of pest control products and equipment in North America (USA, Canada & Mexico) with more than 70 Pro Centers  – we also service Central & South America, the Caribbean and the Middle East. We serve the needs of our customers in the structural pest control, public health (vector), turf & ornamental, food processing, post harvest, animal health, and hay production markets. We actively serve and support these markets and geographies with extensive product variety, experienced industry professionals, innovative technology, and comprehensive educational resources.
• Water Treatment – We sell and distribute algae control, coagulants, corrosion inhibitors, disinfectants, odor control, and other water treatment chemicals.