TAGS: Sustainability / Natural Cosmetics Skin Care Decorative Cosmetic Toiletries
Univar Solutions LLC ("Univar Solutions" or "the Company") announced an exclusive distribution agreement in the United States and Canada with Extractos Naturales Gelymar S.A. ("Gelymar"). Gelymar specializes in making and selling textural solutions for the personal care industry.
Accelerating the Shift Towards Sustainable Solutions
The agreement builds upon the companies' existing partnership. It's in the food and pharmaceutical ingredients spaces. They both focus on accelerating the shift toward sustainable solutions in the beauty industry.
"The beauty attitudes and expectations of consumers today are focused on more sustainable product choices," said James Peterson, global vice president of CARE for Univar Solutions.
"With that in mind, our beauty and personal care customers are seeking sustainably and ethically sourced, multi-functional ingredients from suppliers like Gelymar, and they can rely on Univar Solutions to meet these needs. The Gely™Blue cosmetic carrageenan line is a natural, multi-functional solution, which will help our customers formulate on-trend products with unique textures across beauty applications."
Innovation is at the core of Gelymar in hydrocolloid technology. They also extract Kappa II and Lambda carrageenan from fresh seaweed. The Gely™Blue portfolio is based on carrageenan. It is extracted from seaweed species harvested from the waters of southern Chile. Gely™Blue consists of six carrageenan ingredients that provide natural rheology modification and sensory enhancement solutions across a wide range of applications. This includes unique gels, lotions, and creams for face and body care, color cosmetics, lip care, and toothpaste.
"With the expansion of our collaboration to the beauty industry, we continue to build our joint success story with Univar Solutions," said Andres Hohlberg, chief executive officer for Gelymar.
"Gelymar´s commitment to pioneering innovation through sustainability will be key to further increase the value creation opportunities for our Gely™Blue product range."
Univar Solutions' specialized beauty and personal care business serves sun care, skin care, color cosmetics, and hair care customers. It offers a suite of customized products and services. Univar Solutions delivers a comprehensive customer experience. It begins with product development and continues with ongoing brand support. It is supported by its transportation network. It has a global distribution footprint and supply chain expertise. Univar Solutions has Solution Centers research and development laboratories. They are located in Houston, Texas and Charlotte, North Carolina.
Source: Univar Solutions
