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Strategic Expansion in a High Growth Market REDMOND, Wash. and MONTERREY, Mexico, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Univar Inc., a leading global distributor of chemistry and related services, today announced it has completed the acquisition of Quimicompuestos, a leading distributor of commodity chemicals in Mexico. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130516/SF14829) (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100630/SF28924LOGO)...
REDMOND, Wash., May 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Univar Inc., a leading distributor of chemistry and related innovative products and services announced today the appointment of Marco Antonio Quirino as its new president of Univar Brazil. Quirino will manage the company's Brazil business and operations and will report directly to Univar's President and Chief Executive Officer Erik Fyrwald. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130506/SF08207) (Logo:...
REDMOND, Wash., Aug. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Univar Inc., a leading global chemical distributor, announced today it has signed an agreement with long-standing partner, K2 Pure Solutions (K2 Pure) to market and distribute hydrochloric acid (HCL). (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100630/SF28924LOGO) K2 Pure was one of the first manufacturers to create and deploy the cutting-edge process known as Inherently-Safe Technology (IST). IST enables the manufacture of...
REDMOND, Wash., June 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Univar Inc. will showcase new formulas, products, and tools to advance healthy reduction and texture modification at the IFT Annual Meeting and Food Expo, June 25-28 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100630/SF28924LOGO) Univar's healthy reduction and texture modification formulas, products, and tools on display at IFT12 are yet another example of innovative offerings...
REDMOND, Wash., April 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Univar Inc., a leading global chemical distributor, announced today 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 (NYSE: ECL) a global provider of water, hygiene and energy technologies that merged with Nalco in December 2011. Fyrwald will also become a member of Univar's board of directors. To view the multimedia assets...
REDMOND, Wash. and SAO PAULO, Brazil, Sept. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Univar Inc., a leading global chemical distributor, and Arinos Quimica Ltda. (Arinos), a leading distributor of specialty and commodity chemicals in Brazil, announced today that Univar has acquired Arinos. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100630/SF28924LOGO) "We are extremely pleased to announce the acquisition of Arinos," said John Zillmer, President and CEO of Univar....
BRUSSELS, Jan. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Univar Inc., a leading global chemical distributor announced today it has signed an agreement to acquire leading Turkish chemical distributor, Eral-Protek. The deal is expected to close in February. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100630/SF28924LOGO) Istanbul-based Eral-Protek is one of the leading players in the region's mid-size chemical distribution sector and has a strong reputation with more than 25 years' experience in the Turkish...
REDMOND, Wash., Dec. 20, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Univar Inc., a leading global chemical distributor, announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Basic Chemical Solutions, L.L.C. (BCS), a global distributor and trader of commodity chemicals. Concurrent with the close of the acquisition, Mark Byrne, President and Chief Executive Officer of BCS, was appointed as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Univar. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. (Logo:...
REDMOND, Wash., Oct. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Univar Inc., a leading global chemical distributor, announced today that Mark Byrne will be appointed as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Univar. The appointment is pending the successful acquisition of Basic Chemical Solutions, L.L.C. (BCS) by Univar, which is expected to close in the first quarter of 2011. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100630/SF28924LOGO) (Logo:...
REDMOND, Wash. and REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Oct. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Univar Inc., a leading global chemical distributor, and Basic Chemical Solutions, L.L.C. (BCS), a global distributor and trader of commodity chemicals, announced today that they have signed a definitive agreement for Univar to acquire BCS. The acquisition is expected to close in the first quarter of 2011, subject to customary closing conditions. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100630/SF28924LOGO) (Logo:...
