Univar is one of the world’s leading independent distributors of industrial chemicals and providers of related specialty services, operating through approximately 179 distribution facilities in North America, Europe, the Asia-Pacific region and Latin America, with additional sales offices located in Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Univar endeavors to service its customer base, made up of some 80,000 industrial end users, with a full portfolio of products. The majority are commodities the company buys in bulk, then processes, blends and repacks to meet the diverse requirements of the industries we serve. Others are specialties – purchased pre-packaged and sold on a technical basis, usually under a manufacturer’s own brand.

As well as differentiating ourselves through our vast product offering, Univar also provides a number of related services, both to its customers and suppliers, such as blending, managing customer inventories, packaging, labeling, warehouse management, waste management, technical support and managing vendor reduction programs.

In 2009, Univar generated net sales of approximately $7.2 billion. Univar has approximately 6,900 employees based primarily throughout North America and Europe.

Univar is owned by Ulixes B.V., an entity ultimately owned primarily by funds managed and controlled by CVC Capital Partners.