07-01-2013

Univar Inc. announced it has been recognised by the National Irish Safety Organisation (NISO) which has awarded it a distinction for high standards of health and safety at the 21st Annual Occupational Safety Awards 2012. “Univar is committed to operating with integrity, and health and safety ...

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06-09-2012

Univar Inc. announced that it has renewed its long-standing agreement with Lambiotte & Cie. to distribute the company’s range of eco-friendly acetals solvents. The agreement was first signed in 1995 and covers Belgium, France, Germany, Iberia, Italy, and Luxembourg on an exclusive basis, and ...

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08-06-2012

Univar Inc. announced it has entered into an exclusive agreement to distribute National Starch’s full range of speciality starches in Turkey. This builds on a 20-year partnership between the two companies that has grown to cover the UK, Ireland, Iberia, and the Nordic region. “We have a ...

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04-06-2012

Univar Inc. announced it has signed a new agreement with BASF to market and distribute its plastic additives and polymers in Turkey. The agreement includes over forty BASF products such as IRGANOX® and SICOPAL®, which help to enhance the performance, look, and feel of finished plastics goods. ...

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John J. Zillmer to become Executive Chairman of Univar and its Board of Directors

24-04-2012

Univar Inc. announced 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 a global provider of water, hygiene and energy technologies that merged with Nalco in December 2011. Fyrwald will ...

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29-02-2012

Univar Inc. announced 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. Univar has been expanding its strategic network throughout Central and Eastern Europe in recent years. ...

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20-09-2011

Univar Inc. announced that it has invested in upgraded facilities in Italy to service its agreement with SAFECHEM Europe GmbH, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company. Univar will now lead the management of the SAFE-TAINER™ system refilling and the waste management business in ...

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09-09-2011

Univar Inc. announced that it has expanded its agreement with Unicat Catalyst Technologies to include the company’s new developments in SMR (Steam Methane Reforming) technology. Univar will market and distribute these across Europe and North America.The expanded agreement includes the ...

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Markos Russos will head up operations in the region as managing director

01-08-2011

Univar Inc. announced it has expanded its operations in Greece with the opening of a new office in Athens. Univar has been exporting products to Greece for over ten years from its UK and French operations. The growth in customer base and expanding product portfolio warranted a transition to ...

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22-06-2011

Univar Inc. announced a new distribution agreement with Koch Membrane Systems, Inc. (KMS), to introduce their reverse osmosis (RO) products into Italy.Univar will distribute KMS’ range of RO elements which are used in water treatment and reuse. RO membranes are also used to purify seawater so ...

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