Univar, a global chemical distributor, announced today that it has added France to the scope of its long-standing agreement to distribute Dow Chemical’s Amerchol personal care specialty ingredients in Europe.
Univar has distributed Dow’s Personal Care ingredients across Europe for more than 10 years, continually expanding the range of products and territories covered.
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