Brenntag SE purchases and supplies various industrial and specialty chemicals, and ingredients in Germany, the United States, France, Canada, the United Kingdom, Singapore, China, Italy, Spain, Poland, and internationally. It operates in two segments, Brenntag Essentials and Brenntag Specialties. The company provides just-in-time delivery, product mixing, blending, repackaging, inventory management, and drum return handling. It serves customers in various industries, including nutrition, pharma, beauty and care, water treatment, and lubricants; and industrial markets, as well as coatings, adhesives, sealants and elastomers, and constructions, polymers, and rubber industries. The company was founded in 1874 and is based in Essen, Germany.