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About Brenntag SE

Brenntag SE is a leading global chemicals and ingredients distributor listed on Xetra/Frankfurt (DAX/MDAX/SDAX) in Germany. Headquartered in Essen, Germany, the company traces its origins back to 1874, when it was founded in Berlin as an egg wholesaler. Over time, Brenntag transformed into a global distribution platform for chemical raw materials and specialty ingredients, and today it positions itself as the world market leader in chemicals and ingredients distribution. Its core value proposition is to connect chemical producers with industrial customers through scale, local market access, regulatory expertise, and a service-heavy supply chain model. Brenntag operates through two global divisions: Brenntag Essentials and Brenntag Specialties. Essentials focuses on industrial chemicals and high-volume distribution, emphasizing local proximity, efficient logistics, and reliable supply. Specialties targets more application-driven and higher value-added ingredients used in end markets such as nutrition, pharmaceuticals, personal care, coatings, polymers, rubber, water treatment, and lubricants. Across both divisions, Brenntag offers a broad portfolio, technical support, formulation services, blending, repackaging, inventory management, just-in-time delivery, and extensive regulatory know-how. This makes the company more than a pure trader; it is a service-intensive channel partner embedded in customers’ operations. From a competitive standpoint, Brenntag benefits from scale, breadth, and a dense international footprint. The group reports a network of more than 600 sites in over 70 countries, a portfolio of more than 10,000 products, and a customer base of around 160,000 clients across a wide range of industries. Its local execution capabilities and safety standards are key differentiators in an industry where reliability, compliance, and supply continuity matter greatly. Brenntag says it holds leading market positions in Europe, North America, and Latin America while continuing to expand in Asia Pacific. Recent developments underline both the resilience and the cyclical pressure in the business. In March 2026, Brenntag released preliminary 2025 figures showing revenue of EUR 15.2 billion, resilient free cash flow generation, and an accelerated cost-out program. The company proposed a dividend of EUR 1.90 per share and guided for 2026 operating EBITDA of EUR 1.15 billion to EUR 1.35 billion. Brenntag also completed targeted acquisitions in 2025, including an add-on in Germany to strengthen mixing and blending capabilities. For investors, Brenntag remains a high-quality industrial distribution business with defensive characteristics, broad diversification, and meaningful exposure to global chemical demand cycles.