30 Aug 2006
Distrupol Nordic expands range with NOVA Innovene polystyrene
Effective July 1st, 2006, Distrupol Nordic is the new distributor for NOVA Innovene’s full range of polystyrene products, including all of its innovative specialities, in Denmark, Norway and Sweden. Distrupol Nordic previously distributed polystyrenes from Innovene prior to its joint venture with NOVA Chemicals polystyrene business.
“Distrupol is delighted that NOVA Innovene has committed to working through Distrupol in Scandinavia,” says Petri Karhu, managing director of Distrupol Nordic AB. “We are also very pleased to be able to offer our customers here a broader portfolio of market leading products”.
“We feel that Distrupol is the right choice as our growth partner for Scandinavia,” said Rob Vroegindeweij, European Distribution Manager Polystyrene for NOVA Innovene. “Distrupol is known for supporting its customers beyond product delivery with a full range of technical and application development services, and the company’s commitment is complementary to our own high standards.”
NOVA Innovene has a comprehensive range of general purpose and high impact polystyrene, suitable for injection moulding, extrusion and thermoforming processes. They are tailored for use in a variety of consumer products that help facilitate everyday life, from razors, pens, kitchen tools, office accessories, food packaging, to leisure and entertainment. Its range of general purpose polystyrene (GPPS) grades cover the full spectrum of customer requirements - from excellent flow properties to high heat resistance, gloss and lubrication, while its high-impact polystyrene (HIPS) grades deliver impact resistance and toughness.
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About NOVA Innovene
Headquartered in Fribourg, Switzerland, NOVA Innovene is the European styrenic polymers joint venture between NOVA Chemicals and INEOS who acquired BP's Innovene in December 2005. NOVA Innovene employees develop and manufacture market commodity and performance styrenic polymers that are essential to everyday life.
Visit NOVA Innovene on the internet at www.nova-innovene.com.
About Distrupol
Distrupol provides plastics processors with the most comprehensive link to the world’s leading polymers. Underpinning its customer-centric, Europe-wide materials distribution business is a full range of technical and application development assistance to supplement customers’ own resources. Adapted to individual needs and local conditions, Distrupol’s services give the support that delivers optimised technical and commercial solutions.
A daughter company of Univar NV, Distrupol is a major polymer industry distribution and service supplier in Europe where it already leads the market in the UK, Ireland and the Nordic region. Headquartered in the UK, Distrupol has a network of offices and logistics centres in Denmark, Finland, France, Ireland, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, as well as the in UK. For further information please visit: www.distrupol.com
About Univar
Univar NV is a chemical distribution leader in North America and Europe, with annual sales of approximately 6 billion euro. The company serves customers in key industry sectors from a broad-based product offering sourced from the world’s foremost chemical producers. Customer sectors include food, pharmaceuticals, personal care, natural resources, cleaning products and coatings, and they are supported through an extensive network of 163 centres located throughout the USA, Canada and 18 European countries. For more information: www.univarcorp.com