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Solutia Inc. expands Dowd and Guild Inc.’s distribution sales contract for Butvar® polyvinyl butyral resins and aqueous dispersions to include eight additional Western States.
San Ramon, Calif. and St. Louis, Mo., February 2, 2007— Solutia Inc. has expanded its distributor sales contract for Butvar® PVB resins and aqueous dispersions with Dowd and Guild Inc. (San Ramon, Calif.) to include the states of Utah, Colorado, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming and New Mexico. Dowd and Guild currently represents Solutia’s Specialty Additive products in California, Arizona and Nevada and manages the order fulfillment of Butvar PVB resins from its warehouse in City of Commerce, Calif. Dowd and Guild’s distribution sales of Butvar PVB aqueous dispersions will continue to be managed via Solutia's direct-shipment program.
“Dowd and Guild is very knowledgeable about our products and applications. We have been extremely pleased with their work over the past 18 months and are confident they will help an even greater number of customers experience the benefits of our products in the future,” said Wing Kwang, business director for Specialty Additives, Solutia Inc.
Howard Guild, President of Dowd and Guild Inc., stated, “Our strategy is to be the best super-regional chemical distributor serving customers in the Western United States. We are very pleased with Solutia’s decision to expand our territory to include the entire Western region of the country and we are looking forward to growing the business.”
Butvar PVB resin additives provide enhanced adhesion, flexibility and toughness in a variety of solvent-borne and melt cure applications. Butvar PVB aqueous dispersions are formulated in permanent and temporary coating applications where the performance properties desired are near-zero volatile organic compounds. Additional information about Butvar PVB resins and aqueous dispersions can be obtained at www.butvar.com.
For Western U.S. orders and sample requests, Dowd and Guild Inc. can be contacted at (800) 959-8222 or via the Internet at custserv@dowdandguild.com To learn more about Dowd and Guild Inc., go to www.dowdandguild.com
NOTES TO EDITOR:
• Butvar is a registered trademark of Solutia Inc.
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