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Brenntag Opens Innovation Center at Duisburg, Germany Site

The new Innovation Center will be used jointly by Brenntag and BCD Chemie.

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By: KERRY PIANOFORTE

Editor, Coatings World

Brenntag, a global market leader in chemicals and ingredients distribution, has opened a new Innovation Center at its site in Duisburg. It is the first application center for the Coatings, Adhesives and Construction industries in Germany and the seventh in Brenntag’s entire EMEA region.

The new Innovation Center will be used jointly by Brenntag and BCD Chemie, a Brenntag Group company, for projects in Coatings, Adhesives and Construction applications. Customers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland can now benefit from formulation of new products and evaluation of new materials in a wide range of applications.

The Innovation Center in Duisburg offers a range of technical services such as:

  • Performance testing of raw materials, finished paints, construction
  • chemicals and adhesives
  • Physical testing to industry and customer specific standards
  • Comparative testing of different materials in formulations
  • Formulation advice to customers to create tailor-made solutions
BCD Chemie, a Brenntag Group company, is headquartered in Hamburg, Germany. It focuses on the pan-European marketing of industrial and performance chemicals. As a link between manufacturers of high-quality chemical raw materials and users from many industries, BCD Chemie provides B2B sales solutions for a wide range of industries and applications. Profound market knowledge, competent product and application consulting as well as comprehensive expertise in chemical-technical and market-analytical contexts form the basis of its philosophy of modern chemical distribution. 

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