Univar Announces General Manager Appointments in Europe

Rotterdam, The Netherlands – July 31, 2007 - Univar N.V. (Euronext Amsterdam: UNIVR), a world leader in chemical distribution, announces two senior appointments within its Univar Europe business.

Nicolas Lehmann will assume the role of General Manager of Univar in France and Hans-Peter Brader will become General Manager of Univar in Switzerland, effective immediately.

Nicolas Lehmann was Sales and Marketing Director for Univar in France and Benelux over the last two years. Previously, Nicolas worked for Plastic Omnium’s Performance Plastics Business in Europe, and for BASF in both France and Germany in operational, sales and marketing management roles.

Nicolas is a qualified Chemical Engineer with a degree from Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Paris and an MBA from ESSEC.

Hans-Peter Brader is a 26-year veteran of industry, most recently serving as Commercial Director for Univar in Switzerland, Germany and Austria. During his career at Univar, he has been involved in Sales & Marketing management functions in Switzerland, market development with Transol Chemiehandel in Germany, as well as IT Business Processes for Univar Europe. Prior to joining Univar, Hans-Peter worked in the Engineering industry in the United Kingdom.

Hans-Peter is qualified with a degree from the Zurich School of Commerce. He served in the Swiss Army with distinction as a reserve infantry officer for over 20 years.

Commenting on these appointments, John Phillpotts, President of Univar Europe, said, “Nicolas and Hans-Peter bring industry expertise and leadership skills as well as successful sales and marketing experience to their new positions. I have great confidence in their ability to lead their countries and contribute to Univar’s growth strategy in Europe.”

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About Univar

Univar N.V. (Euronext Amsterdam: UNIVR) is one of the world’s leading independent distributors of industrial chemicals and providers of related specialty services, operating throughout North America and Europe. Univar endeavours to service its customer base, made up of some 250,000 industrial customers, with a full portfolio of products. The majority are commodities that the company buys in bulk, then processes, blends and repacks to meet the diverse requirements of the industries served. Others are specialties—purchased pre-packaged and sold on a technical basis, usually under a manufacturer’s own brand.

As well as differentiating itself through an industry leading product offering, Univar also provides a number of related services, both to its customers and suppliers, such as blending, inventory management, packaging, labelling, warehouse management, waste management, technical support and managing vendor reduction programmes. Univar operates a network of over 200 distribution centres, located throughout Europe, the United States, Canada and China.

In 2006, Univar generated net sales of USD 6.6 billion and operating income (EBIT) of USD 238.6 million. The company currently employs approximately 7,900 employees. Univar’s registered office is in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, with administrative support offices in Bellevue, Washington, USA, and Bradford, England, UK.

For more information, visit: www.univarcorp.com .