Brenntag

About us

Brenntag is the global market leader in chemicals and ingredients distribution. The Germany based international company manages complex supply chains for both chemical manufacturers and consumers by simplifying market access to thousands of products and services. It combines a global network with outstanding local execution. Therefore, Brenntag is the industry’s most effective and preferred channel to the market for partners.

Brenntag operates a global network with about 600 locations in 72 countries. With its global workforce of more than 17,700 employees, the company generated sales of EUR 16.8 billion in 2023.

For Brenntag, the business goes far beyond the sheer distribution of chemicals. Brenntag…

• connects chemical manufacturers and chemical users in a value-adding partnership
• supports its customers and suppliers with tailor-made distribution solutions for industrial and specialty chemicals
• offers a full-line portfolio with more than 10,000 products and a world-class supplier base
• serves as one-stop-shop to around 195,000 customers active in diverse end-market industries such as coatings, food, oil & gas, pharmaceuticals, personal care and water treatment
• has long-standing experience in the individual countries and local excellence through its sales and marketing organization of more than 5,000 experts
• offers specific application technology, extensive technical support and value-added services (i.e. just-in-time delivery, product mixing, formulation, repackaging, inventory management and drum return handling)
• manages the business regionally, holding leading market positions across Europe, North America and Latin America and continuously expanding its presence in the Asia Pacific region
• sets safety standards within the industry and operates in line with the “safety first” principle globally
• strives to contribute towards greater sustainability in all the industries and application it serves

The company is led by an experienced Board of Management combining decades of expertise in the chemical distribution and manufacturing sector. Since March 29, 2010, Brenntag SE (ISIN DE000A1DAHH0) is listed at the German Stock Exchange in the Prime Standard Segment (since June 21, 2010 to September 20, 2021, in the MDAX index, since September 20, 2021 in the leading index DAX).

What are our sustainable initiatives?

Sustainability is a fundamental part of our corporate strategy and a constant business driver and an integral part of Brenntag’s corporate culture.

Brenntag has a platinum rating in Ecovadis Sustainibility Assessment.

We want to emit no more greenhouse gases by 2045 and all of our own processes shall be carbon-neutral by 2025. Brenntag wants to contribute to limiting global warming to 1.5°C in accordance with the Paris Agreement. These are two of Brenntag’s ambitious climate protection targets. With this in mind, we are getting creative: Our carbon management

program sets incentives for our companies around the globe to save more CO₂ and provides an innovative approach to steering the entire company toward net zero.

Brenntag’s goal is to be using only electricity from renewable sources by 2025. In-house electricity production has an important role to play here, as solar panels enable us to generate electricity reliably and independently at a number of sites.

We do not just use the green electricity from our solar power plants to operate our own sites. In Hungary, for example, around eleven percent went into the power grid, as we generated more than we consumed.

Another example : We work to ensure that our employees are able to grow professionally and develop in line with their personal objectives. In doing so, we place particular emphasis on the development of women. The measures initiated to this end include the worldwide initiative “Women at Brenntag – Global Development Program”. Since the program was

launched, 239 women have had the opportunity to develop personally and professionally.