HORGEN, Switzerland – April 1, 2009 – Dow’s Polyglycols and Surfactants business announced that Univar Europe is preparing to launch the new surfactant, ECOSURF™ EH, to their industrial customers across Europe.
ECOSURF™ EH is just the latest in a line of innovations from the Polyglycols and Surfactants business of Dow Chemical. ECOSURF™ SA Surfactants, a new generation of patented, biodegradable, nonionic surfactants, was launched in 2007 and is now gaining traction in various applications.
ECOSURF™ EH is a very effective family of surfactants which is suitable in various cleaning applications, such as hard surface and metal cleaning. It is anticipated that coatings, agriculture chemical and textile auxiliary formulators will also be interested to test the new products given their excellent wetting profile, surfactancy and environmental characteristics.
James Ainscow, Surfactants Business Development Manager for Univar Europe said, "We are excited about the prospects for ECOSURF™ EH and look forward to further expanding our portfolio of Specialty Surfactants with Dow, which already include the TRITON™, TERGITOL™ and DOWFAX™ brands."
Dow Product Manager for Polyglycols and Surfactants, John Davidson said, "We anticipate that formulators in Industrial and Household Cleaning and Coatings applications will be very
interested in testing samples from this new family. We already know that performance is excellent – sometimes a step change in cost performance."
About Univar
Univar is one of the world’s leading independent distributors of industrial chemicals and providers of related specialty services, operating throughout North America and Europe. Univar endeavours to service its customer base, made up of some 250,000 industrial customers, with a full portfolio of products. Univar operates a network of approximately 200 distribution centres located throughout the United States, Canada, Europe and China. In 2007, Univar reported sales of $8.1 billion. Univar has approximately 7,700 employees based throughout North America, Europe and China. The company’s registered office is in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, with administrative support offices in Bellevue, Washington, USA, and Bradford, England, UK. For more information, visit: http://www.univarcorp.com.
About Dow
With annual sales of $58 billion and 46,000 employees worldwide, Dow is a diversified chemical company that combines the power of science and technology with the "Human Element” to constantly improve what is essential to human progress. The Company delivers a broad range of products and services to customers in around 160 countries, connecting chemistry and innovation with the principles of sustainability to help provide everything from fresh water, food and pharmaceuticals to paints, packaging and personal care products. References to “Dow” or the “Company” mean The Dow Chemical Company and its consolidated subsidiaries unless otherwise expressly noted. More information about Dow can be found at http://www.dow.com.
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Teresa Hak
Dow Europe GmbH
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Or
Catherine Lennon
Univar
Tel: +32 (0) 2 525 05 63
Mobile: +32 (0) 478 251 588
mailto:Catherine.lennon@univareurope.com |