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Brenntag

Brenntag SE is the holding company of Brenntag Group. The company was founded in 1874 in Berlin and specializes in the distribution of chemicals and ingredients. The company is headquartered in Essen, Germany and has operations in more than 600 locations in 72 countries.

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Founded
1874; 152 years ago (1874)
Industry
Distribution
Headquarters
Essen, Germany
Founder
Philipp Mühsam
ISIN
DE000A1DAHH0 US1071801013
Key people
Jens Birgersson (CEO) Richard Ridinger (Chairman of the Supervisory board)

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related to Entry into Asian market and business expansion · 23
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related to National Socialism and post-war period · 23
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related to Founding · 15
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related to IPO and acquisitions · 15
Brenntag → After, As, BC Partners, Brenntag AG, DAX, From, German Stock Exchange, In, June, March, MDAX, Prime Standard Segment, September, Since, WKN A1DAHH
related to Literature · 14
Brenntag → Berlin, Christopher, ISBN, Jahre Brenntag, Kopper, Lock-gray-alt-2, Lock-green, Lock-red-alt-2, München, Siedler, Stephanie, Tilly, Welt, Wikisource-logo
related to Expansion abroad and takeover · 13
Brenntag → American, Balder, Belgium, Chemicals, Crown, Delta, In, It, PB, Textile Chemical, The, USA, Western Chemical
related to Controversy · 11
Brenntag → At, August, Brenntag's Swiss-based, Criticism, Duisburg, EU, MPI, Suspicions, Syria, Syria's, Syrian
related to Shareholder structure · 10
Brenntag → According, Artisan Partners Limited Partnership, BlackRock, Deutsche Börse, Flossbach, Harris Associates, Kühne Holding AG, Storch AG, The, Wellington Management Group
related to Body of the company · 6
Brenntag → CEO, CEO Brenntag Specialties, CFO, Management Board Jens Birgersson, Michael Friede, Thomas Reisten
related to External links · 4
Brenntag → Century Press Archives, Documents, Official, ZBW

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company chemicals mühsam chemical philipp ag acquired 2021 group business operations ingredients julius stinnes distribution acquisitions market also usa september

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BrenntagFounded1874; 152 years ago (1874)1.00infobox
BrenntagFounderPhilipp Mühsam1.00infobox
BrenntagHeadquartersEssen, Germany1.00infobox
BrenntagIndustryDistribution1.00infobox
BrenntagISINDE000A1DAHH0 US10718010131.00infobox
BrenntagKey peopleJens Birgersson (CEO) Richard Ridinger (Chairman of the Supervisory board)1.00infobox
BrenntagNumber of employees17,709 (2023)1.00infobox
BrenntagNumber of locations6001.00infobox
BrenntagRevenue€16.8 billion (2023)1.00infobox
BrenntagServicesChemical and ingredients distribution1.00infobox
BrenntagTraded asFWB: BNR1.00infobox
BrenntagTraded asFWB: BNRA (ADR)1.00infobox
BrenntagTraded asDAX component (BNR)1.00infobox
BrenntagTypePublic (Societas Europaea)1.00infobox
BrenntagWebsitebrenntag.com1.00infobox

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