Univar Solutions tops ICIS 2019 chemical distributors ranking in North America with $6.3bn in sales

Univar Solutions tops the 10th ICIS Top 100 Chemical Distributors ranking in North America announced today.

LONDON and NEW YORK, 13 June 2019 – Univar Solutions tops the 10th ICIS Top 100 Chemical Distributors ranking in North America announced today.

With a global network of 24 research centres and 10,600 employees in more than 130 countries, US-based Univar Solutions is the leader in North America with $6.3bn in sales in 2018. The company also ranks second on the global list with total revenues of $8.6bn.

In North America, Univar Solutions is followed by Germany-based Brenntag with $5.3bn in revenue. US-based Tricon Energy comes in third with $1.2bn in sales, followed by Netherlands-headquartered IMCD with sales of $1.09bn. Germany-based Helm comes in fifth with sales of $1.06bn.

“While branded the ICIS Top 100 Chemical Distributors, this comprehensive global listing includes a total of almost 250 companies ? a diverse group that serve the needs of customers and suppliers across the supply chain,” said Joseph Chang, global editor of ICIS Chemical Business.

The ranking was compiled by ICIS with the support of the US-based National Association of Chemical Distributors (NACD), the European Association of Chemical Distributors (FECC), Brazilian Association of Chemical and Petrochemical Distributors (ASSOCIQUIM), Responsible Distribution Canada (RDC), the UK-based Chemical Business Association and the International Chemical Trade Association (ICTA).

Notes to Editors:

The ICIS Top 100 Chemical Distributors ranking is available here.

About ICIS:

ICIS is the world’s largest petrochemicals market information provider, with divisions spanning energy and fertilizers. Our aim is to give companies in global commodities markets a competitive advantage by delivering valuable information and analytics tools which enable our customers to identify and react to opportunities in markets which are constantly evolving. We have more than 30 years’ experience of providing pricing intelligence and news, forecast data, market analytics and independent consulting to buyers, sellers and analysts.

With a global staff of more than 600, ICIS has employees based in London, Houston, New York, Singapore, Dubai, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Beijing, Mumbai, Tokyo, Karlsruhe, and Milan. ICIS’ team of journalists is engaged in reporting market prices and news, and ICIS is fully committed to upholding the highest journalistic principles of verification, corroboration and authentication. ICIS has a compliance framework that along with its methodologies and business processes adheres to the requirements of the IOSCO PRA Principles. ICIS is a division of Reed Business Information, part of RELX.

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About RELX:

RELX is a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers. The Group serves customers in more than 180 countries and has offices in about 40 countries. It employs over 30,000 people, of whom almost half are in North America. The shares of RELX PLC, the parent company, are traded on the London, Amsterdam and New York Stock Exchanges using the following ticker symbols: London: REL; Amsterdam: REN; New York: RELX. The market capitalisation is approximately £37bn, €41.5bn, $46.9bn.

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