Univar Solutions expands global distribution partnership with Dow to increase Brazil presence
24 Mar 2022 --- Chemical and ingredients company Univar Solutions is strengthening its distribution partnership with Dow to distribute Dow Organics’ personal care and beauty brands in Brazil – home to one of the world’s largest beauty and personal care markets. The expanded distribution applies to Dow Organics’ Ecosense, Aculyn and Versene, among other brands.
Dow’s haircare, suncare, skincare and cleansing market customers will benefit from more sustainable and cutting-edge personal care and beauty ingredient solutions and formulations, keeping up with market trends and regulatory requirements.
The partnership means Univar Solutions’ experts will be able to help customers with a range of services, including application and product development, quality testing, rapid prototyping and performance benchmarking.
The company has been expanding its sustainable ingredient solutions across the globe through strategic partnerships.Industry looking to responsible distributors
Kelly Gilroy, vice president of sustainable and natural products for Univar Solutions, explains: “The industries we serve are increasingly looking to responsible distributors to deliver materials that can support their sustainability journey.”
She adds that the partnership is an example of two leading companies teaming up to provide more environmentally sustainable and inventive ingredient solutions and product offerings to customers on a global scale.
Earlier this month, Univar Solutions upped its R&D presence in Europe with a new Solutions Center for ingredient development in Essen, Germany. The previous month, the company opened a US-based Solutions Center in Houston, Texas.
Expanding role of sustainable ingredients
“As trends come and go and consumers become more demanding, innovative technologies are needed,” highlights Flávia Venturoli, Dow’s Latin America commercial director for Consumer Solutions.
Dow Organics’ beauty and personal care portfolio houses 13 brands, all with an emphasis on social consciousness and minimizing environmental impact. Ingredients covered in this partnership include polymers, cellulose derivatives and chelating agents used in personal care and beauty products.
Jorge Buckup, president of Univar Solutions Latin America, says: “Our enhanced partnership with Dow represents a major step for our beauty and personal care business in Brazil, as it increases the depth and breadth of our portfolio significantly with more sustainable and biodegradable raw materials.”
Buckup continues that the expansion of the partnership will provide customers with newer, more sustainable formulations. Recently, PersonalCareInsights spoke to an executive from Univar’s Solutions Center on how the company is advancing its sustainability efforts in personal care and home care.
Edited by Olivia Nelson
