 | REDMOND, Wash. – May 24, 2007 – Univar USA, North America’s leading distributor of chemicals and related services, today announced an expansion of its business relationship with Dow Corning, the silicone pioneer and one of the global leaders in the development of innovative silicon-based technologies. As part of the distribution agreement, Dow Corning has named Univar USA a fully authorized distributor in the 50 United States and Puerto Rico.
“This agreement extends the availability of Dow Corning products to the full and recently expanded geographic network of Univar facilities,” said John R. Yanney, President, Univar USA. “We are very pleased that our business relationship with Dow Corning is now global, with sales coverage throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia.”
Univar’s industry-specific sales models will offer focused marketing efforts of Dow Corning’s products to customers in coatings, personal care, compounding, food, electronics, energy and a variety of industrial applications.
Headquartered in Redmond, Washington, Univar USA is the leading distributor of specialty and industrial chemicals and related services in the United States. It is a subsidiary of Univar N.V., one of the world’s leading independent distributors of industrial and specialty chemicals and providers of related specialty services, operating throughout North America, Europe and Asia. In 2006, Univar generated net sales of $6.6 billion and operating income (EBIT) of $238.6 million. |