Univar and Novozymes announce a market-leading European partnership
Univar N.V. has announced the agreement of a pan-European partnership with Novozymes A/S. This link-up marks a significant step for both companies because the extent of geographical coverage gives Univar its widest, one supplier distribution contract to date, whilst Novozymes moves from numerous distributor agreements to consolidation via Univar.
Already operational in 14 countries, including Iberia, France, Benelux, Italy, the Nordic region, UK, Ireland and Poland, plans are well under way for continued roll-out into Germany and Switzerland throughout 2006. The agreement sees Univar as Novozymes' main European distributor for enzyme solutions in the detergent industry and for textile formulators in selected market segments.
"As part of our regular strategic review, we identified enzymes as a gap in our product portfolio," says Guy Monteil, Univar Vice President Marketing. "We have now successfully resolved that issue through a pan-European partnership with the world leader in enzyme technology. This demonstrates our commitment to providing customers with the broadest choice of raw materials from world-class producers."
In addition to the Univar agreement covering the detergent industry and textile formulators, Fiske, Univar's dedicated food ingredients distribution brand, will act as the main distributor for Novozymes in key European food and beverage sectors.
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