Headquartered in Austin, TX, Univar Solutions’ Environmental Sciences business is “a premier pest management business serving customers in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico directly through approximately 250+ sales and service professionals and 70 ProCenters and in Latin America and the Caribbean through a network of authorized dealer partners. The business serves the expanding markets for pest control (including structural pest, public health, wildlife, vegetation management, and turf & ornamental) with unparalleled products and services, as well as educational and technology resources …”, Univar said in the announcement. Trace McEuen, Vice President Environmental Sciences, will continue to lead the business.

Univar is planning to use the proceeds from the transaction to pay down debt.