In mid-October, Brenntag, the chemicals and ingredients distribution company, held a celebration to mark its 150-year anniversary.. The ceremony, which took place in Essen, Germany, where the DAX40 company is headquartered, included many guests from the chemical industry, customers, suppliers and other business partners – as well as Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

In his speech the Chancellor emphasized the importance and the needs of the chemical industry and highlighted the success story of Brenntag. As a distributor, the company connects its more than 1,000 suppliers with around 180,000 customers worldwide.

This official ceremony followed on global employee events on the actual founding day of the company on 9 October, a customer and supplier event, the publication of the historical company study “150 Years of Brenntag – From Berlin out into the World”. An extensive internal communications campaign with a wide range of activities was also conducted throughout the entire anniversary year.

More information on the historical company study: “150 Years of Brenntag – From Berlin out into the World” can be found here BRENNTAG 150.

Brenntag CEO Christian Kohlpaintner, CFO Kristin Neumann and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz