“We are excited to partner with ABITEC and further enhance our portfolio of highly-functional ingredients for the pharmaceutical and nutraceutical industries,” said Willy St. Cyr, vice president, product and industry development at Univar.
“ABITEC’s superior product portfolio, coupled with Univar’s technical expertise, will help to provide next generation solutions to our customers for the most complex formulating challenges of today.”
Dr. John Tillotson, Technical Business Director at ABITEC, commented: “ABITEC is pleased to embark on this partnership with UNIVAR to market and distribute ABITEC’s highly-functional line of pharmaceutical and nutraceutical excipients throughout Canada.
“UNIVAR has a long-standing reputation for their strong capabilities in the technical distribution of highly-functional products in the market, and this relationship offers strong support for ABITEC’s business and growth in Canada.”
ABITEC’s specialty lipids include CAPMUL, CAPTEX, CAPROL, ACCONON, STEROTEX, NUTRI SPERSE, HYRDO-KOTE and PURECO and can be used for a variety of applications, including pharmaceutical, nutritional and cosmetic products, as well as in the manufacturing of foams, creams, ointments and lotions.