Evonik Personal Care Names Univar as Exclusive Northeast Distributor

The Evonik personal care portfolio consists of a unique and comprehensive range of organic and silicone-based specialties designed as raw materials for personal care products and active ingredients for the protection of skin and hair. The agreement does not include Evonik personal care ABIL® silicones, which are available direct from Evonik.

Univar USA is the leading chemical distributor in the U.S. with locations from coast to coast.

"This is an excellent opportunity for both Univar and Evonik to service our Personal Care customers with a specialized approach that meets our customers' needs in a timely fashion," said Paul Washlock, Vice President of Personal Care in the Consumer Specialties business unit for Evonik in North America. "In an ever-changing economic environment, Personal Care customers need the expertise of an action-oriented supplier and channel partner that offers the best technology and service to create an advantage for them in the marketplace. Evonik and Univar offer that advantage."

“We greatly value our relationship with Evonik and are pleased to be appointed as its exclusive channel to market for its leading personal care products,” said Univar’s Personal and Household Care Industry Sr. Director Kelly Gilroy. “Our partnership with Evonik in the Northeast as well as those with our other strategic suppliers creates a well-rounded technology portfolio and gives customers greater access to the premier ingredients they are looking for.”

For information and pricing, contact Univar at 855-888-8648, or online: www.univar.com/us. For questions concerning this announcement, contact Paul Zayas at Evonik, paul.zayas@evonik.com.

“The Soul & Science of Beauty”
Evonik’s Personal Care Business Line is part of the Business Unit Consumer Specialties.
As a specialist in ingredients and concepts for effective skin, hair and body care products, Evonik Personal Care combines scientific excellence with passion. That means we always work according to the highest ethical and scientific principles – and we always put our hearts into our work. We call our approach: The Soul and Science of Beauty. It includes three aspects: foresight, responsibility and realization.