Univar invests in upgraded facilities in Italy to service its agreement with SAFECHEM in Southern Europe
- Categories: Products, SHEQ, Suppliers agreement, Univar Regional News
- 16 September 2011
Brussels, Belgium – 16th September 2011 – Univar Inc., a leading global chemical distributor, announced today that it has invested in upgraded facilities in Italy to service its agreement with SAFECHEM Europe GmbH, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company. SAFECHEM is a leading solutions provider for industrial parts cleaning and the dry cleaning industry. The company enables customers to benefit from the best cleaning solution by managing the product specific risks of solvents. Univar will now lead the management of the SAFE-TAINER™ system refilling and the waste management business in Southern Europe from its upgraded facilities in Cusago, near Milan, Italy. Univar’s investment in Cusago not only increases the plant’s cutting-edge safety and operational capabilities, but also sees the addition of a new stock area, filling station, tanks and a technological safety system for emission control.
As part of its agreement with SAFECHEM, Univar manages the delivery, handling and withdrawal of chlorinated solvents and promotes the renowned SAFE-TAINER™ system from SAFECHEM to eliminate any risks that might be associated with the transfer and storage of material.
As a leading global chemical distributor, Univar is committed to providing the best facilities for its suppliers. The plant enables Univar to meet all of its supplier requirements and adds value to Univar’s established sustainability programme by taking into account all health and safety issues associated with the chlorinated solvents delivery process from supply to take-back.
“We are very pleased with Univar’s new facilities in Italy. Throughout our partnership, Univar has always shown a commitment to providing us with a distribution partner we can rely on. We are confident that Univar’s established logistical network and support capabilities will add real value for our customers,” says Karl Stuetzle, General Manager of SAFECHEM.
“SAFECHEM has been one of Univar’s longstanding partners and the company is pleased to continue to grow our relationship,” explains Nicolas Lehmann, Univar’s Regional Vice President South and VP Marketing. “The plant in Cusago will help enhance our service offering even further whilst adding to our efforts to operate in line with our sustainability programme.”
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About Univar
Univar is one of the world’s leading distributors of industrial and specialty chemicals. Univar represents over 2,500 chemical producers and provides its customer base, made up of 80,000 customers, with a full portfolio of products. Univar operates a network of more than 170 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. In 2010, Univar reported sales of $7.9 billion. For more information, visit: www.univar.com.
Operating from 56 distribution facilities in 25 countries across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Univar’s 2,200 local employees serve more than 28,000 customers in a diverse range of industries including coatings, food, personal care, pharmaceuticals and other major sectors. To learn more about Univar Europe, please visit: www.univareurope.com.
About SAFECHEM
SAFECHEM, a subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company is an experienced provider of services and solutions related to the safe and sustainable use of solvents in industrial cleaning. With offices in Düsseldorf, Paris, and Midland, MI, SAFECHEM serves in close cooperation with a network of responsible distributors over 7,000 customers world-wide. SAFECHEM is committed to the principles of Responsible Care® and Product Stewardship and develops additional business models and services for the sustainable and innovative use of chemicals.
Further information on SAFECHEM and the closed-loop SAFE-TAINER™ system is available at www.safechem-europe.com. Expert know-how around the entire cleaning process is available via the information platform CHEMAWARE™ under www.chemaware.org.
For further information please contact:
Catherine Lennon
Director - Communications, Europe, Middle East & Africa
Univar Europe
T +32 (0) 2 525 05 63
F +32 (0) 2 520 17 51
M +32 (0) 478 251 588
catherine.lennon@univareurope.com
Julian Rea
Senior Account Manager, CitySavvy PR
T: + 44 (0) 207 395 1000
M: + 44 (0) 7825 66 3000
julian@citysavvy.com
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