Brenntag, the global market leader in chemicals and ingredients distribution, announced today to further on provide dedicated support for safer product alternatives for customers of all industries in EMEA. The trend to change to safer product alternatives increases due to the further growing safety demand, due to regulatory drivers and due to sustainability reporting demands.
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The new service will be an additional focus of the Energy Service expert team of chemists and product developers of the Brenntag laboratory in Jankowice, Poland. The team is skilled and experienced in developing complex mixtures, analytics and functional testing and well equipped for the development of safer alternatives to harmful substances.
As known, there are chemical substances, which are essential in modern industry, but can do harm to humans or nature. In certain cases, their use is unavoidable and creates benefits that outweigh the potential harm. However, there are particularly hazardous chemicals which are classified as “Substances of Very High Concern“ (SVHC) [1] or as candidates to this pool as part of the REACH regulation of the European Union steered by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA).
Replacing these substances wherever possible is therefore a major goal for Brenntag. In regard to allowed but nonetheless concerning substances, alternatives are sought, and customer needs are addressed by the new lab. One focus of the Brenntag laboratory experts is on recommending suitable alternatives and developing Brenntag's own products such as solvent blends as alternative to harmful solvents.
Dr. Annika Herbst, Technical Business Development Manager Sustainable Products Brenntag Essentials EMEA: “Brenntag is pioneering in many strategic sustainability topics. Central to this mission is building a portfolio and developing solutions for safer alternatives to harmful substances. To support our customers in accelerating their process to change to safer product alternatives, the new lab investigates safer alternatives across multiple applications within the broad Brenntag portfolio.”
Dr. Małgorzata Marańska, Research & Development Manager, Energy Services, Brenntag Poland: “Safer product alternatives, without compromising on product performance, is challenging for the industry. Brenntag Energy Services division in Poland has a team of expert scientists and state-of-the-art facility to evaluate alternatives across multiple applications. By joining forces in supporting our customers in their process to change, we have a meaningful influence on making the industry safer.”