In Europe, Univar has extended its exclusive distribution agreement in Italy with Hallstar to include Spain, Portugal, Greece, France, and Benelux. The deal covers Hallstar’s renewable esters for beauty and personal care applications, including natural exotic oils, natural butters, photostabilizers, mineral uv filter systems, antioxidants, emulsifiers/surfactants, emollients, solubilizers, stabilizing agents, and active ingredients.
“Hallstar’s competency in esters is unmatched. Their core capabilities, including their leading platform of functional naturals, are essential to the formulation of next generation beauty and personal care products,” says Matthew Ottaway, vice president of Focused Industries for Univar EMEA. “The Hallstar product range further enriches our European product catalog and allows us to bring a more holistic portfolio to our customers. As a result, we improve our ability to work with customers to create custom high-performance formulations, allowing them to quickly bring superior products to market.”