Dow Corning

Fyrwald takes the helm

DISTRIBUTION It's been a busy year at Univar. In addition to appointing a new president and CEO, the company has also expanded the scope of various longstanding distribution agreements, opened a new ChemPoint office in Singapore and increased its logistics visibility

Univar warehouse

Swiss pickings for Univar and Biesterfeld

Univar has expanded its 20-year relationship with Dow Corning to include the distribution of the latter's coatings product range across Switzerland.

Biesterfeld bolsters business

EXPANSION Having enjoyed a positive 2010, Germany’s Biesterfeld Spezialchemie has strengthened its presence in Italy and Bulgaria while also enlarging its product portfolio through a new distribution agreement with Dow Corning

Pipelines

Goodnight Vienna

CONFERENCE REPORT Boasting a dazzling array of sausages and possibly the only public toilet in the world where classical music is piped out at full blast, Vienna was the rather gaudy setting for Fecc’s 2011 Annual Congress

Vienna - the setting for FECC 2011

Maps, labs and apps

PORTFOLIO Univar has further enhanced its product and service basket with the addition of new territories, products and technical capabilities

Azelis and Dow widen scope

Azelis has expanded its relationship with Dow Corning to include elastomers, adhesives and pharmaceutical and medical tubing while widening the scope of the agreement to include Ireland.

Univar to stay private

OWNERSHIP Univar has turned down the idea of a public listing and has secured support from new equity investors. This will no doubt help its ongoing expansion plans, which has recently seen it move into some new territories

No rest for Univar

PHARMA Univar has started distributing active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) produced by Gharda Chemical across Europe having guided it through the process of gaining EU regulatory approval.

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