DOWNERS GROVE, Ill., June 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Univar Solutions, LLC ("Univar Solutions" or "the Company"), a leading global solutions provider to users of specialty ingredients and chemicals, today announced plans to enter into an enhanced strategic partnership with BASF's Petrochemicals business, making Univar Solutions the exclusive distribution partner in the United States and Canada for BASF's Hexamoll DINCH.
"This enhanced partnership with BASF reflects our shared commitment to delivering differentiated, high value solutions by offering safety, service, and expertise to customers across North America," said Dan Matheny, global vice president, product management & trade for Univar Solutions. "Hexamoll DINCH is a well-established, trusted, balanced technical performance product in the plasticizers market, and expanding our role as BASF's exclusive distribution partner allows us to support customers with reliable supply, technical expertise, and a seamless go to market experience across the U.S. and Canada."
Under the expanded agreement, customers across North America will benefit from Univar Solutions' integrated distribution network, technical expertise, and customer focused commercial support, paired with BASF's globally recognized plasticizers portfolio. Hexamoll DINCH is a non-phthalate plasticizer widely used in applications requiring strong performance characteristics, formulation flexibility, and meets high safety and quality standards across a range of industrial and consumer end markets.
"We are pleased to expand our partnership with Univar Solutions and appoint them as our exclusive distribution partner for Hexamoll DINCH across North America," said Dr. Michael Limbach, BASF's Vice President for the Business Management Industrial Petrochemicals. "Univar Solutions' strong market presence, technical selling capabilities, and established logistics infrastructure make them a highly effective partner as we continue to support customers with reliable access to our non-phthalate plasticizers portfolio throughout the region."
Univar Solutions and BASF have a long history of collaboration built on operational excellence, market expertise, and a shared focus on customer success. The expanded relationship strengthens Univar Solutions' ability to provide localized service, dependable logistics, and application driven insights to customers seeking consistent access to high performance plasticizers.
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About Univar Solutions
Univar Solutions is a leading global specialty chemical and ingredient distributor representing a premier portfolio from the world's leading producers. With one of the industry's largest private transportation fleets and technical sales force, unparalleled logistics know-how, deep market and regulatory knowledge, formulation and recipe development, and leading digital tools, the Company is well-positioned to offer tailored solutions and value-added services to a wide range of markets, industries, and applications. While fulfilling its purpose to help keep communities healthy, fed, clean, and safe, Univar Solutions is committed to helping customers and suppliers innovate and focus on Growing Together. Learn more at univarsolutions.com.
About BASF
BASF Corporation, headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, is the North American affiliate of BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany. BASF has more than 15,600 employees in North America and had sales of $18.1 billion in 2025. For more information about BASF's North American operations, visit www.basf.com/us.
At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future. Our ambition: We want to be the preferred chemical company to enable our customers' green transformation. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. Around 108,000 employees in the BASF Group contribute to the success of our customers in nearly all sectors and almost every country in the world. Our portfolio comprises, as core businesses, the segments Chemicals, Materials, Industrial Solutions, and Nutrition & Care; our standalone businesses are bundled in the segments Surface Technologies and Agricultural Solutions. BASF generated sales of around €60 billion in 2025. BASF shares are traded on the stock exchange in Frankfurt (BAS) and as American Depositary Receipts (BASFY) in the United States. Further information at www.basf.com.
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