2006-06-30

Celanese names Univar as distributor for Mowilith® and Vinamul® emulsions

New relationship positions distributor to provide leading-edge polymer emulsion technology in Western European countries

The Emulsions & PVOH business of Celanese has named Univar as a Western European distributor for Celanese’ Mowilith® and Vinamul® polymer emulsions, starting in France, effective July 1.

Through this relationship, Celanese continues to strengthen its commitment to customers to offer resins in a broad range of industrial and consumer end-use applications in Western Europe.

According to Bodo Ott, Manager of European Distributors & Agents for Celanese, Univar’s well-established distribution network affords Celanese new opportunities to supply world-class polymer emulsions to a wide range of customers and industries.

"As industries seek to improve upon their products, they can source Mowilith and Vinamul polymer emulsions as a means to improve performance, create value and drive innovation in applications such as paints, adhesives, nonwovens and more," Ott said.

"Univar Europe is delighted to have been chosen by Celanese as a West European distributor for polymer emulsions,” said Guy Monteil, European Commercial Vice President for Univar. “Celanese is a world-class producer that is consistently at the forefront of emulsion polymer technology. This exciting new relationship will significantly enhance our product offering to our extensive customer base. “

Celanese will continue to support the majority of its emulsions product lines through direct sales channels

Mowilith® and Vinamul® are registered trademarks of Celanese.

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