Brenntag SE
DER2503.HRB31943
Headquarters
Messeallee 11
45131 Essen
North Rhine-Westphalia
Germany
Contact
Management
Jens Birgersson
CEO
Since October 31, 2025
Jens Dennis Birgersson
CEO
Since October 31, 2025
Thomas Reisten
Member of the Executive Board
Since May 7, 2025
Christian Werner KohlpaintnerFormer
Member of the Executive Board
January 17, 2020 – October 31, 2025
Ewout Martijn van JarwaardeFormer
Member of the Executive Board
March 9, 2021 – October 31, 2025
Georg MüllerFormer
Member of the Executive Board
April 25, 2012 – February 22, 2022
Henri Steven Johannes TerwindtFormer
Member of the Executive Board
November 19, 2020 – August 29, 2023
Karsten Werner BeckmannFormer
Member of the Executive Board
August 6, 2015 – September 7, 2020
Kristin NeumannFormer
Member of the Executive Board
April 12, 2022 – May 7, 2025
Markus Heinz KlähnFormer
Member of the Executive Board
December 28, 2015 – September 2, 2020
Michael Björn FriedeFormer
Member of the Executive Board
April 27, 2023 – December 29, 2025
Steven Edward HollandFormer
Managing Director
August 31, 2007 – November 2, 2017
Steven Edward HollandFormer
Member of the Executive Board
November 2, 2017 – January 17, 2020
Financials
| Year | Revenue | Earnings | Balance Total | Equity Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16.237.400.000 € | 536.200.000 € | 11.668.000.000 € | 40.8% |
| 2023 | 16.815.100.000 € | 714.900.000 € | 10.337.800.000 € | 42.1% |
| 2022 | 19.429.300.000 € | 886.800.000 € | 11.373.000.000 € | 42.2% |
| 2021 | 14.382.500.000 € | 448.300.000 € | 10.195.500.000 € | 39.2% |
| 2020 | 11.775.800.000 € | 466.500.000 € | 8.143.500.000 € | 44.3% |
Industry
NACE 46.75Wholesale of chemical productsWZ 46.75.0Wholesale of chemical productsISIC 4669Wholesale of waste and scrap and other products n.e.c.NAICS 4238Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant WholesalersNAICS 4239Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant WholesalersNAICS 4241Paper and Paper Product Merchant WholesalersNAICS 4244Grocery and Related Product Merchant WholesalersNAICS 4246Chemical and Allied Products Merchant WholesalersNAICS 4249Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant WholesalersUKSIC 46.75Wholesale of chemical productsNACE2025 46.85Wholesale of chemical products
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