Essential Ingredients now distributes Clariant products in Canada!

Essential Ingredients now distributes Clariant products in Canada!

Lawrenceville, Georgia (July 1, 2020) – Clariant has expanded the personal care and household, industrial, and institutional distribution territory of Essential Ingredients to include Canada. Essential Ingredients will be the exclusive Canadian distributor for Clariant ingredients in the personal care and hygiene markets.

“Clariant has been a trusted partner of ours since 2008, and their product lines have enabled us to better serve our customers throughout the United States by providing them with unique solutions for their product development. We are honored that Clariant has given us the opportunity to delight customers in Canada as well, and we look forward to growing our partnership in coming years,” says Kris Maynard, CEO and Chairman of Essential Ingredients.

“Clariant’s Industrial & Consumer Specialties (ICS) is excited to expand its partnership with Essential Ingredients for the Canadian consumer care industry,” says Michael Haspel, Head of ICS North America. “This partnership expansion reinforces Clariant’s strategic commitment to better address the Canadian customers’ needs. Building on the success of the U.S. partnership, Essential Ingredients will connect Clariant’s market-driven technologies across mild-surfactants, specialty soil-release polymers, multifunctional sensorial agents, and natural-based products to create value-added solutions for the market. We look forward to growing our partnership in Canada.”

About Clariant
Clariant is a focused, sustainable and innovative specialty chemical company based in Muttenz, near Basel/Switzerland. On 31 December 2019, the company employed a total workforce of 17 223. In the financial year 2019, Clariant recorded sales of CHF 4.399 billion for its continuing businesses. The company reports in three business areas: Care Chemicals, Catalysis and Natural Resources. Clariant’s corporate strategy is based on five pillars: focus on innovation and R&D, add value with sustainability, reposition portfolio, intensify growth, and increase profitability. For more information, visit www.Clariant.com.

About Essential Ingredients, Inc.
Essential Ingredients is an international distributor of raw materials used to manufacture personal care, household, and industrial products. In 2017, Forbes magazine recognized the company as one of its Small Giants: America’s Best Small Companies. Essential Ingredients is a 100% employee owned business following the implementation of an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) in 2011. The company invests in and depends on its employee owners who in turn care about their company, their customers, and supplier partners they serve. In 2019, Essential Ingredients was awarded Certified Evergreen status by the Tugboat Institute for their dedication to continual improvement and enduring excellence around values, practices, and people. The team at Essential Ingredients is committed to remaining an independent specialty chemical distributor that will prosper for generations to come.