Brad-Chem by Univar Solutions maintains a proactive stance in navigating regulatory change, leveraging its deep relationships with raw material suppliers to anticipate shifts before they impact the market. This early insight allows the team to identify alternative chemistries and begin qualification processes well in advance, helping ensure continuity and compliance for customers.
The company’s technical expertise enables it to assess the broader implications of regulatory updates, recognising patterns across chemical families and predicting insights and trends. This strategic foresight is critical in helping customers reformulate products that help meet both performance and regulatory standards.
Brad-Chem by Univar Solutions’ additive packages are developed with evolving environmental considerations in mind, balancing durability and efficiency with sustainability goals. The team works closely with customers to align formulations with industry trends, regulatory frameworks, and application-specific requirements. This includes specialised support for food-grade lubricants and environmentally friendly products that meet certifications, such as EcoLabel.
This continuous cycle of development is reflected in their oil tackifier product range, which includes Flowtac 2000, a market-preferred solution for chain oils, way lubricants, and open gear lubricants. Complementing this are Contac 2000, designed for applications requiring incidental food contact, and Biotac, a biodegradable formulation tailored for vegetable oil-based lubricants. Together, these products help illustrate the ongoing evolution of their portfolio to meet various needs.
Blending and customisation capabilities Brad-Chem by Univar Solutions incorporates agile blending capabilities into its operations, helping it adapt to diverse formulation requirements. With facilities equipped to handle both oil-based and water-based additive formulations, these capabilities can deliver customised products that help customers meet specific viscosity, lubricity, and corrosion resistance requirements.
The technical and product development teams operate with agility, enabling rapid transitions from lab-scale testing to production scale-up. This
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responsiveness is a key advantage in supporting customer innovation and accelerating time-to-market for new formulations.
Bespoke development is a cornerstone of Brad-Chem by Univar Solutions’ approach. The company collaborates closely with customers to co-develop solutions that address niche applications, performance gaps, or emerging market demands - such as antioxidant systems, high-temperature stability, and compatibility with synthetic base oils such as esters and PAOs. Backed by a deep understanding of lubricant chemistry down to the individual substance level, the team can adapt formulations to a wide range of operating conditions, ensuring each solution is technically optimised for its intended use.
Sustainability and performance: A dual mandate As industries increasingly prioritise sustainability, Brad-Chem by Univar Solutions is committed to helping deliver products that align with environmental goals without compromising performance. This includes supporting the development of bio-based lubricants, low-VOC formulations, and additives that extend maintenance and service intervals. In 2024, the company fitted solar panels to the roofs of all of its United Kingdom (UK) warehouses. Additionally, in April of that year its UK entity decarbonised its electricity supply and changed its gas supply to 100% green gas and implemented measures to reduce energy use. Therefore, its total emissions from the energy supplied to all of its UK facilities for the full year April 2024 to end of March 2025 was 6.6kg CO2 equivalents.
By integrating eco-conscious technologies and leveraging Univar Solutions’ sustainability expertise, Brad-Chem by Univar Solutions helps customers meet ESG targets while maintaining the durability and efficiency required in industrial applications. The company offers the specialised knowledge and product innovation of a trusted additive manufacturer, but also provides the global reach, technical resources, and customer-centric approach of a leading chemical and ingredient distributor. Brad-Chem by Univar Solutions is uniquely positioned to help support formulators as the industry evolves.
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