Stahl and Univar Solutions Strengthen Partnership by Expanding Distribution Agreement to Customers in Brazil and Colombia
1 September 2022
Univar Solutions is a leading global solutions provider to users of specialty ingredients and chemicals for coatings, adhesives, sealants and elastomers, with almost a hundred years of experience in the industry. Univar Solutions expertise will help Stahl anticipate and leverage meaningful growth opportunities in two of South America’s most dynamic economies. The new agreement builds on Stahl’s long-standing partnership with Univar Solutions, which has served as Stahl’s distributor in Eastern Europe for several years. The companies’ share a commitment to sustainability, social responsibility and supply chain efficiency, making the collaboration highly beneficial for both parties.
“Stahl is delighted to announce this expanded partnership with Univar Solutions,” said Raymond Bakker, Global Business Director Stahl Polymers. “With our values and priorities so closely aligned, Univar Solutions was the natural choice to help Stahl expand in South America. By working more closely together, we will deliver greater value for customers, investors, and wider society.”
Under the new agreement, Univar Solutions will distribute Stahl’s extensive range of products and polymers for coatings material customers. The products are mainly acrylic resins, polyurethanes and the special polymers from Stahl’s European and Brazilian production and are used in various industrial and wood coating applications. The registered trade names PICASSIAN® and RELCA® are already established in the market and are well known in the coatings industry.
“We are very delighted to announce our collaboration with Stahl for such an important product range. The products fit perfectly into our portfolio and enable us to provide our customers with even more comprehensive solutions by combining the industry’s best-in-class producers with the in-depth market knowledge from Univar Solutions" said Chris Fitzgerald, global vice president, CASE, Rubber and Plastic Additives for Univar Solutions.
