Brenntag Beauty & Personal Care is pleased to announce the expansion of its strategic cooperation with Stephenson Personal Care, a UK-based leader in the manufacture and supply of a wide range of soap bases and ingredients for the personal care market. The agreement, which previously covered selected regions in Europe, U.S. and Canada, will now include all European countries except Iberia, broadening access to Stephenson’s Durosoft line of naturally derived emulsifiers, solubilizers and emollients across the continent.

Stephenson’s Durosoft product range of emulsifiers are naturally derived esters, an alternative to synthetic ingredients, which deliver sustainable, multifunctional performance-driven ingredients for effective skincare and haircare. The expanded partnership combines Stephenson’s ingredients with Brenntag’s robust regional network and technical expertise, ensuring tailored local support for beauty and personal care brands throughout Europe.

Patrick Koch, Director of Sales, Brenntag Specialties Beauty & Care EMEA: “The Durosoft range is an exciting addition to our beauty and personal care portfolio in the majority of Europe,” says Patrick Koch, Director Sales Beauty & Care Europe of Brenntag Specialties. “It reflects our dedication to providing innovative, sustainable ingredients and products to brands and their formulators and manufacturers across Europe, enabling them to deliver impactful results to even more consumers."

“This collaboration enables us to deliver multifunctional, plant-based ingredients to a broader European market,” said Rob Carr, Managing Director of Stephenson. “The expertise and market presence of Brenntag make them an ideal partner to support our mission of helping brands create sustainable and impactful products.

About Stephenson:
Stephenson provides market-leading soap, syndet, and natural ingredients for businesses around the world. Their Durosoft® range includes natural emulsifiers, emollients, solubilisers and surfactants, which offer multi-function alternatives to synthetic ingredients. These esters deliver sustainable, performance-driven ingredients for impactful skincare and haircare.

About Brenntag Beauty & Personal Care:
Brenntag Beauty & Personal Care is a leading distributor and service provider for the cosmetic industry, offering a wide range of ingredients and providing high quality service to find innovative solutions in line with customer needs. Thanks to a global network of first-class suppliers, we promote the best quality ingredients on the market. With our global and efficient logistics, we guarantee a fast and reliable supply service.

Our European Innovation and Application Centers based in Lille (France), Leeds (UK), Istanbul (Turkey) and Essen (Germany) offer technical support, formulation concept development and tailor-made solutions. A highly experienced team of cosmetologists is available to provide formulated know-how and support to its customers and partners, offering a comprehensive and innovative product portfolio as well as customized solutions to cover all needs. Brenntag Beauty & Personal Care guarantees safe and reliable ingredients, in full compliance with the strict requirements of the cosmetics industry in terms of regulatory compliance, technical standards, a transparent supply chain and safety. For more information, please contact: personalcare.emea@brenntag.com

About Brenntag Specialties:

Brenntag Specialties is one of two global divisions of Brenntag – the global market leader in chemicals and ingredients distribution. The team of almost 5,000 employees is spread across the globe. Brenntag Specialties is geared to expanding its market position as the leading supplier of specialty chemicals in selected focus industries worldwide: Nutrition, Pharma, Beauty & Care (Personal Care / Home, Industrial & Institutional Cleaning) and Material Science (CASE, Constructions, Polymers, Rubber). These focus industries are large, globally relevant sectors that offer significant potential for end-to-end solutions as well as our excellent technical and application-related expertise and are subject to high regulatory requirements. 

About Brenntag:

Brenntag is the global market leader in chemicals and ingredients distribution. The company holds a central role in connecting customers and suppliers of the chemical industry. Headquartered in Essen, Germany, Brenntag has more than 18,100 employees worldwide and operates a network of around 600 sites in more than 70 countries. In 2024, Brenntag generated sales of 16.2 billion EUR. The two global divisions, Brenntag Essentials and Brenntag Specialties, provide a diversified and broad portfolio of industrial and specialty chemicals and ingredients as well as tailor-made application, marketing and supply chain solutions, technical and formulation support, comprehensive regulatory know-how, and digital solutions for a wide range of industries. Brenntag pursues an ambitious sustainability agenda and is committed to sustainable solutions in its own sector and the industries served. Brenntag shares have been listed at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since 2010, in the DAXsince September 2021. In addition, the Brenntag SE shares are listed in the DAX 30 ESG and DAX ESG Target. For more information, visit www.brenntag.com.