Jun 16 2009
Beginning July 1, LyondellBasell Industries will concentrate its distribution activities in the United Kingdom on Brenntag UK and Ireland, which will serve as the official distributor of the company's propylene oxide (PO) derivative product range.
"Our company has had a long-standing and fruitful relationship with Brenntag throughout Europe," said Simon Goswell, LyondellBasell's vice president of Chemical Sales in Europe. "Through this agreement, we achieve greater economies of scale and reduce supply chain complexity for our customers by offering a single channel for the company's PO derivatives in the UK."
Main distributor in Europe
Having started working with Brenntag in Germany in the 1980s, LyondellBasell has largely consolidated its distribution network in Europe with Brenntag over the past ten years. Due to its extensive knowledge of the European distribution market and its market leading position, Brenntag has been operating as an essential part of LyondellBasell's European channel to market PO products.
"We are proud to support LyondellBasell's business," said Clare Waters, managing director of Brenntag UK and Ireland. "As part of the leading chemical distribution company in Europe, we are pleased to complement our portfolio in the UK with LyondellBasell's high quality products, which will be converted from large-scale quantities into the product supplies required by customers."
LyondellBasell is the world's leading producer of PO, a commodity chemical used in the manufacture of polyurethanes and as a building block in the production of intermediate products, which are found in everything from antifreeze to cosmetics. PO derivative products include, among others, butanediol, propylene glycol and solvents.