Brenntag, dealing in chemicals and ingredients distribution, announced a distribution agreement for the U.S. and Canada with Stephenson, a UK-based leader in the manufacture and supply of a wide range of soap bases and ingredients for the personal care market.
The North America distribution agreement expands on the existing cooperative relationship with Stephenson in the UK, Italy, France, Poland and the DACH region, including Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
As per the press release, Brenntag Specialties will extend its product offering to customers with a portfolio of quality ingredients and multifunctional emulsifiers for beauty and personal care products. 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.
Maia Navarrete, Senior Director Personal Care Americas at Brenntag Specialties commented, “Brenntag is pleased to begin representing Stephenson’s Durosoft® line of naturally derived emulsifiers, solubilizers and emollients, which is a nice enhancement to our Beauty and Personal Care portfolio in North America. Stephenson’s products will provide Brenntag customers an extended portfolio of quality ingredients and multifunctional emulsifiers for beauty and personal care products. This collaboration also strongly aligns with our commitment to delivering innovative and sustainable ingredients to the market and our efforts to expand our Specialties product portfolio in the Life Sciences markets”.
Robert Carr, Managing Director at Stephenson added, “In line with our aim of staying one step ahead of the market, we are constantly growing our portfolio of personal care ingredients. With Durosoft®, we can answer the unique requirements of new product developers and formulation labs around sustainable emulsifiers and solubilisers, offering specific value for natural and sustainable raw material claims. We are also excited to work with Brenntag. This partnership strengthens our ability to bring innovative, high-performance solutions to a wider global audience, enabling us to deliver sustainable and impactful results to even more customers”.
