Univar inaugurates new laboratory in Dubai to serve personal care segment

Global chemical distributor Univar has inaugurated a new laboratory in Dubai, to serve Personal Care and Household & Industrial Cleaning segments in the region.

The new laboratory will join the firm’s existing facilities located in Belgium, Canada, China, Mexico, and the US.

Univar’s new facility will provide formulation advice and access to a wide range of ingredients tailored for the personal care and household and industrial cleaning industries located in the region.

Univar regional vice president Nick Powell said the firm’s establishment of a new laboratory in Dubai will help it to stand apart from other distributors in the region.

"The fact that a range of testing and evaluation can be done within this single facility means Univar is not only a key source for personal care and household & industrial cleaning products for our customers, but is also able to offer a unique proposition to our supplier partners across the Middle East," Powell added.

According to the US-based firm, the new facility will accommodate specialist dedicated technical team, which will create finished products and new concepts for customer evaluation.

The services will help in delivering the functional qualities and tangible benefits to the customers, which the suppliers’ of chemical ingredients can have on their end products.

The services will cover a broad spectrum of personal care and household & industrial cleaning products from shampoos and body lotions to fabric softeners and dish washing liquid.

Univar’s new laboratory will provide access to the customers to a large database of new formulations from wide range of personal care and household & industrial cleaning products in the Middle East.