BRB and Azelis UK and Ireland partner up

11 March 2016

BRB International BV is excited to announce a strategic partnership agreement with Azelis UK Life Sciences Ltd (Azelis), the leading distributor of specialty innovative ingredients to the personal care sector.

Under the agreement, Azelis will exclusively distribute the diverse catalogue of silicone materials, produced by BRB International BV into the UK and Ireland for all personal care applications, with immediate effect.  

The personal care industry presents a priority market for BRB’s silicone portfolio where significant investments and customer support has resulted in excellent business growth.  We are confident that this partnership will be a great success story for this innovative technology, releasing the energy and flexibility of two enterprising businesses to support their customer base. The product portfolio and philosophy of BRB accords fully with the ambition of Azelis to further develop its influential presence in the UK and Ireland, key strategic markets.

“This is a very exciting and challenging new cooperation for BRB in Personal Care, our primary market for silicones. The Azelis business represents a trusted and established brand throughout the personal care industry and we are delighted to become a key player supporting the continued success of their experienced, technically-oriented sales team.” said Gregoire Amice, Product Line Manager Personal Care at BRB Silicones. 

Terry Yeates, Regional Business Manager,Personal Care, BRB, Azelis UK & Ireland, Azelis Personal Care said, “We believe that our customers will strongly benefit from this partnership with BRB, a significant player in silicone manufacture and supply.  We look forward to presenting their range of speciality silicones that includes; silicone emulsions, dimethicone copolyols, cross polymers and cyclics, and demonstrating the different characteristics they bring to novel formulations that meet consumer needs for skin, colour, sun and hair care.  Our experienced people look forward to meeting customers’ product requirements and delivering the first class service that they need to grow their businesses.”