26.11.2012 • News

Univar Extends Dow Personal Care Agreement in Europe

Univar, a global chemical distributor, announced today that it has added Germany, Spain, and Portugal to the scope of its long-standing agreement to distribute Dow's specialty personal care ingredients in Europe.

Univar has already started marketing and selling the full range of Dow's legacy Rohm and Haas personal care specialty ingredients in the new territories. These include Acudyne hair styling polymers, Aculyn rheology modifiers, Opulyn opacifiers, SunSpheres SPF boosters, Soltex and Epitex water resistant polymers, and EcoSense surfactants.

 

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