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Security of Global Supply & Operations
Strengthen your supply chain with global expertise, reliable sourcing, and a distribution network built for resilience.
While we can’t predict global events, we can help you prepare for them. Our specialized teams of scientists, chemists, and technical experts are ready to support your business through uncertainty, working to keep your operations moving and your supply chain resilient.
As a global chemical and ingredient distributor, we focus on giving you the best experience possible, whether you’re a customer or supplier partner. During times of uncertainty, our priority is to reduce risk, build confidence and keep the products you depend on moving. That means pivoting quickly, adapting to unexpected changes, and identifying new ways to give your business an advantage. We work at the intersection of science and technology to find solutions that fulfill our purpose to help keep our communities healthy, fed, clean, and safe.
Our single-source, one-stop solutions portfolio includes everyday essentials, groundbreaking chemistry, and next-generation chemicals and ingredients. Bringing these products to market for organizations that depend on them takes a resilient network and a team that works nonstop to solve supply challenges—responsibly, safely, and efficiently. You’re at the center of this approach, and our people make the difference. Together, we’re building a more resilient and sustainable supply chain.
"Some things never change, like our reliability as a strategic partner who understands your unique business and your supply chain. We’re here for you."
Responding rapidly to change
During disruptive events, our supply chain and operations teams act fast to maintain continuity and keep critical operations running. We’re committed to helping you access the products society relies on. When the unexpected happens, we pivot in real time to keep your distribution network working. If you’re seeking a partner who can support both innovation and distribution, we’re here and ready to help.
Strengthen your supply chain with expert support tailored to your formulation, sourcing, and distribution needs.
How we support you
You know what you need and when you need it. Our job is to make sure you can get it safely, reliably, and on time. As a global leader in chemical and ingredient solutions and distribution, you can count on us wherever you operate.
We offer flexible logistics, including ocean, air, rail, import and export, and local delivery, to keep your products moving. Whether it’s a small, custom batch or track-and-trace visibility, we work to minimize disruption and speed recovery when challenges arise. Whatever the current situation, we come together every day to help maintain business continuity for our customers and suppliers.
Proactive supply management behind the scenes
Behind the scenes, Univar Solutions coordinates with suppliers, secures alternatives, and watches global logistics shifts to help protect your supply chain. Our goal is to reduce uncertainty, giving you clear visibility of pricing, lead times, and availability, enabling you to make faster decisions based on clear, consistent information.
Innovating today for what’s next
Supply chain resilience starts with reducing risk and planning ahead. Our specialized teams, technical experts, and global Solution Centers help you navigate market shifts, regulations, sustainability goals, and emerging trends.
From formulation labs and test kitchens to local distribution centers, our network is built to support your needs. We help you prepare for what’s happening now, and what’s coming next. Every order, every detail, is handled with the care it deserves, because the work you do powers a global ecosystem that fuels, feeds, and sustains the world.
Explore our approach to sustainability and a more responsible supply chain.
Explore featured products
Silicones
Univar Solutions, partnering with Dow, provides a vast range of silicone products. Offering global expertise and efficient supply, Univar ensures reliable delivery from a nationwide warehouse network, catering to various industry needs with exceptional service.
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Surfactants
We offer a range of amphoteric, anionic, cationic and nonionic surfactants from leading manufacturers.
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Solvents
As a distributor with long-standing supplier relationships, our portfolio of ingredients covers markets such as chemical manufacturing, coatings and adhesives, water, household and industrial cleaning, food and pharmaceuticals.
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Acids
Univar Solutions offers a broad range of high-quality acids that can enhance and improve your products. We supply acids to help produce products that clean and disinfect, process leather, improve paints, create fertilize and enhance flavors.
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Isopropyl Alcohol (IPA)
Univar Solutions is one of the largest IPA distributors in the U.S. with onsite storage of the product in up to 60 locations throughout the country. We sell USP and industrial grade IPA made from both acetone and propylene.
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Enzymes & Microbes
Enzymes and microbes have broad applications in food production, detergents, and wastewater treatment. Univar Solutions leverages these natural catalysts to offer sustainable options to support these industries.
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Oleochemicals
There is more interest than ever in green, natural, biodegradable and renewable products, as well as the traceability of their supply chains. The team at Univar Solutions offers the industry's most comprehensive portfolio of over 150 oleochemical products.
View productsI&I Cleaning Solutions
We partner with premier suppliers to provide you with a robust portfolio of high-performance chemical ingredients focused on industrial and institutional cleaning products.
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Caustic Soda
Univar Solutions distributes sodium hydroxide (caustic soda) globally using a detailed supply chain model to minimize the cost of delivering the product to our customers.
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Have you met our Technical Superheroes?
Every day, our technical teams step into the role of quiet superheroes by experimenting, testing, problem solving, and pushing materials to perform better for the people who rely on them. They uncover what works, what doesn’t, and why, translating supplier innovation into practical answers. From the lab bench to the plant floor, they’re the ones ensuring materials do exactly what they’re meant to do.
Across everything above, we keep it simple and connected. When you’re ready for specifications, formulations, or supplier lineups, you’ll find them on our dedicated industry pages.
Across everything above, we keep it simple and connected. When you’re ready for specifications, formulations, or supplier lineups, you’ll find them on our dedicated industry pages.
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Our Suppliers also sign our Supplier Code of Conduct so you can be assured that we are working throughout our supply chain to transparently create our Sustainable & Natural Products Portfolio.
