Ashland Enlists Distribution Expert HORN to Support Oil and Gas Market
June 24 2016 - 07:01AM
Business Wire
Companies Align Efforts and Resources to Better
Support U.S. Customers
HORN, North America’s premier distributor of specialty chemicals
and raw materials, today announced a new addition to its portfolio
of best-in-class specialty suppliers serving the oil and gas
industry. Ashland Inc. (NYSE: ASH) has aligned with HORN as its
exclusive distribution channel partner to distribute all its
product lines sold into the oil and gas segment throughout the
U.S.
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“The addition of Ashland’s line to our oil and gas product
portfolio is a monumental collaboration built on history, trust and
a continual move towards progression,” said Parry Foskett, vice
president, HORN Advanced Materials. “The aligned efforts and
resources that stem from this collaboration is a testament of our
combined dedication to improve support to our valued customers in
the industry. We are enthused by this new alliance and are eager to
execute success for our customers and supplier partners alike.”
Ashland is a recognized leader in water-soluble polymers used by
oil and gas service companies to produce drilling fluids, drill-in
fluids, oil-well cement slurries, completion and work-over fluids,
fracturing fluids and production systems. Products include
synthetic, cellulose and guar-based products, as well as additives
for invert drilling muds.
“We are confident that HORN, with its team of experienced
technical sales professionals in oil and gas, is the right fit to
improve our service, market presence and growth in this important
business segment for Ashland,” said Andreina Rojo, sales manager,
North America, Ashland. “The HORN team is knowledgeable of our core
product lines and applications, and is positioned to successfully
serve the oil and gas industry across the U.S. with strategically
located warehouses throughout the country, including Dallas and
Houston.”
HORN will begin distributing Ashland’s oil and gas product line
effective July 1. This new agreement is an extension of HORN’s
20-year history representing Ashland in the U.S. coatings and
construction business segments.
About HORNEstablished in 1961 as The E.T. HORN Company,
HORN is one of North America’s premier distributors of specialty
ingredients, chemicals and raw materials. Originally founded as a
specialty chemical distributor, HORN remains an
entrepreneurial-driven company with a team of technically-expert
and trained professionals. Headquartered in La Mirada, Calif., its
specialized market segments encompass six distinct distribution
business units: Advanced Materials, Coatings and Building
Materials, Nutraceuticals, Care Elements, FoodTech and Animal
Wellness.
For more than 50 years, HORN’s entrepreneurial approach to
customer service embraces challenge and opens opportunities to
reinvent and improve on traditional business models. HORN ranks in
the ICIS Top 20 list of North America Chemical Distribution Leaders
and is an employee-owned/ESOP company.
Contact 800-442-HORN or visit www.ethorn.com for more
information.
About Ashland Inc.Ashland Inc. (NYSE: ASH) is a global
leader in providing specialty chemical solutions to customers in a
wide range of consumer and industrial markets, including adhesives,
architectural coatings, automotive, construction, energy, food and
beverage, personal care and pharmaceutical. We use good chemistry
to make great things happen for customers in more than 100
countries. Visit ashland.com to learn more.
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HORNElla Pochay, 714-523-8050 ext. 678epochay@ethorn.com
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