How Brenntag is Leading with World-Class Expertise, Technology and Global Reach to Move the Inks and Coatings Industries Forward

By John Chimenti, Sales Director CASE; and David Hazell, Market Manager Material Science, Brenntag North America

At Brenntag, we combine a comprehensive portfolio of CASE and Construction essentials and specialties with unmatched global reach, extensive know-how and local support. We add value to our customers’ business every step of the way through outstanding product knowledge, innovation and sustainable solutions, shaping the future of our industry.

150 Years in the Industry

Brenntag has come a long way from an egg wholesaler 150 years ago to the global leader in our industry. Today, we have solidified our position as the market’s premier specialties distributor with a unique offering of products, services and in-depth customer focus. Our dedicated teams and extensive laboratory capacities enable unique product formulations, helping our partners stay in the lead.

Now more than ever, customers in today’s consolidated and competitive market need raw materials that improve and differentiate their products. This also requires a solid understanding of their business and targets as well as high security of supply. We’re ideally positioned, resourced and equipped to meet these challenges and ensure strong customer relations as a true partner that you can build on.

Through our operating model with two global divisions – Brenntag Essentials and Brenntag Specialties – we have set the course to sharpen our profile in the industry and expand our capabilities as an agile, lean and preferred full-line distributor. We deliver unrivaled services and products safely and efficiently around the world through our global footprint with extensive local presence. Our deep market knowledge, technical insight, regulatory understanding and qualified formulation support allows us to create customized solutions to become your reliable one-stop shop for any CASE and Construction challenge.

Working Towards a More Sustainable Future

At the same time, we aim to become the industry leader in the responsible distribution of sustainable chemicals and ingredients. Sustainability or creating a greener future is top of mind for everyone in 2024, especially chemical companies that consume water, electricity and various fuels while generating waste, wastewater and air emissions. We, at Brenntag, firmly acknowledge our pivotal role in fostering greater sustainability in the value chain. Recognizing the profound impact of our business on the environment and society, we are resolutely determined to create sustainable value that benefits everyone. Our journey towards a more sustainable future is an ongoing endeavor, reflecting our responsibility in the industry. As key to this commitment, we strive to protect resources and optimize their use globally, while minimizing the impact that our business activities have on the environment.

Our top climate protection targets include achieving 100% electricity consumption from renewable sources by 2025, offsetting 100% of all remaining Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2025, reducing absolute Scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions by 40% vs. 2020 by 2030, and becoming net-zero carbon neutral by 2045. Important trends in the market for healthier product formulations free of substances of very high concern (SVHC) as well as for lower-color and water-based technologies are also on our radar. We actively collaborate with our suppliers and customers to test new, more sustainable products and obtain qualified feedback regarding critical selling features. And by continuously increasing the share of sustainable and circular solutions, we also support the efforts of customers to minimize their own Scope 3 emissions.

In Europe, we have recently introduced the ‘CO2Xplorer On-Demand,’ a certified self-service tool that provides our business partners with Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) data to promote environmentally responsible purchasing decisions. The tool has received the prestigious ICIS Best Digital Innovation Award 2024 and allows companies to assess and manage their carbon footprint more effectively and calculate CO2e emissions across the entire supply chain.

Furthermore, Brenntag has earned the highest possible EcoVadis sustainability rating in 2024 – for the second consecutive time and even with an improved score. This confirms our Platinum status among the top 1% of companies across industries for following sustainable business practices.

Total Customer Support

Besides choosing from our extensive products portfolio, our suppliers and customers can leverage our market expertise through 18 CASE and Construction Innovation & Application Centers at strategic locations across the Americas, Europe, Africa and Asia. The global network of these state-of-the art facilities is continuously being expanded, provides regulatory support and offers customized product formulation to meet evolving market trends, increased performance standards and realistic cost targets.

The Innovation & Application centers are staffed with technical specialists and chemists who have extensive experience in developing next-generation adhesive, coating, construction, elastomer and sealant formulations. Additionally, they work on new product campaigns, raw material evaluations and product performance as well as physical, subjective and visual testing. All of these technical services can help customers achieve significant raw material cost savings and improve product performance in areas from additives, fillers, pigments, solvents and binders to resins and custom blends.

At Brenntag, we support CASE and Construction customers with an ‘Own the Formula’ approach, which can include resins, curatives, accelerators, diluents, pigments, fillers and more. This is complemented by our unique laboratory and testing services that add the value of our solid expertise, accelerate the development process and reduce the time-to-market.

Besides formulation and validation services, our total customer support also comprises market trend advice, regulatory compliance know-how and assistance in quality assurance. Products are shipped from any of more than 190 distribution locations to ensure the security of supply and prevent unscheduled delivery delays.

How can we support your goals today? Visit www.brenntag.com to learn more about our comprehensive products and services offering, and connect with us on Facebook, LinkedIn, X and YouTube.