Dow Corning and Univar to exhibit silicone additives and resins at the 2012 American Coatings Show, Booth 811
01 May 2012
Univar Inc., a leading global chemical distributor, and Dow Corning Corporation, a leading supplier of innovative silicones solutions for the coatings industry will exhibit at the 2012 American Coatings Show, at Booth 811.
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ChemPoint.com® Establishes Asia Pacific Presence
26 Apr 2012
ChemPoint.com, the leading “e-distributor” of specialty and fine chemicals announced today the establishment of its Asia Pacific sales headquarters in Singapore.
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J. Erik Fyrwald to be President and Chief Executive Officer of Univar, John J. Zillmer to become Executive Chairman of Univar and its Board of Directors
19 Apr 2012
Univar Inc., a leading global chemical distributor, announced today that J. Erik (Erik) Fyrwald will join Univar as president and chief executive officer effective May 7. Fyrwald, age 52, is currently president of Ecolab (NYSE: ECL) a global provider of water, hygiene and energy technologies that merged with Nalco in December 2011. Fyrwald will also become a member of Univar’s board of directors.
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Univar Extends Dow Personal Care Agreement in Several Countries in Europe
02 Apr 2012
Univar Inc., a leading global chemical distributor announced today that it will add France and Benelux to the scope of its long-standing agreement to distribute Dow’s specialty personal care ingredients.
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Univar Adds New Territories in EMEA for Distribution of Dow Corning Coatings
02 Apr 2012
Univar Inc., a leading global chemical distributor today announced it has expanded its long-standing European distribution relationship with Dow Corning Europe SA to include distribution of Dow Corning’s coatings products range in Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, and Iraq. Univar has been distributing Dow Corning’s full coatings product range in most Western European countries for more than 20 years. Following the expansion of the relationship in 2011 to include the additional geographies of Austria, Turkey, the Baltic region, Central and Eastern Europe, and South Africa, both companies explored opportunities to grow the scope of their distribution relationship even further.
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Univar Expands Relationship with BASF Pharma Adding Legacy Cognis Range to European Pharma Portfolio
29 Mar 2012
Univar Inc., a leading global chemical distributor announced today the expansion of its agreement with BASF Pharma with the introduction of BASF’s legacy Cognis Pharmaline™ range for pharmaceutical applications to its EMEA portfolio. Cognis Pharmaline is a range of high-purity oleochemicals for topical applications and solubilisation, consisting of more than 20 brands.
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Univar’s Personal Care Product, PCCA’s NataPres™, Receives Ecocert Approval
28 Mar 2012
Univar, a leading global chemical distributor, and Professional Compounding Centers of America (PCCA) announced today that PCCA’s NataPres™, an all-natural, odor-free ingredient that provides effective preservation properties in personal care applications to research and development formulators of natural products, has received the Ecocert Approval. Univar is the exclusive distributor for NataPres to regions around the world, including Africa, Canada, China, Europe, Middle East, and United States. An online brochure about NataPres can be located at the following link.
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Univar Announces Distribution Agreement with Dow Corning to Supply Pharmaceutical Grade Silicones
14 Mar 2012
Univar Inc., a leading global chemical distributor, announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Dow Corning Corporation for the U.S. distribution of its comprehensive portfolio of silicone-based solutions, including pharmaceutical excipients, process aids, and fluids for siliconization. Univar U.S.A. Pharmaceutical Ingredients Director Tom Nist announced the partnership during DCAT Week ‘12 (Drug, Chemical and Associated Technologies), one of the world’s largest and most premier industry gatherings.
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Univar Personal Care Reveals New Textures at in-cosmetics
02 Mar 2012
Univar Inc., a leading global chemical distributor today announced plans to intensify the focus of its personal care business on textures as it continues to expand the business’ portfolio and technical capabilities. An exciting new range of textures will be demonstrated on Univar’s stand (D20) at in-cosmetics in Barcelona from 17-19 April 2012.
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Univar Establishes Operations in Romania
27 Feb 2012
Univar Inc., a leading global chemical distributor, announced today that its legal entity in Romania is fully operational. The business trades under the name Univar South-East Europe Srl. from its newly opened office in Bucharest.
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