HISTORY BRENNTAG
Find out more about Brenntag history. Having entered the chemical distribution business in 1865, Brenntag has successfully expanded to become the world market leader in full-line chemical distribution.
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2016
Brenntag CEE goes Brenntag AUSTRIA
Namechange
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2016
Region DACH
Germany, Austria and Switzerland are summarized in one region.
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2013
Brenntag CEE regions NEW
since September 2013 Brenntag CEE in CEE CENTRAL - with four new subregions West, East, CIS and South
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2011
Brenntag CEE regions
Brenntag CEE is repositioning itself. The CEE region with 16 countries is divided into 4 sub-regions. (Central, Central North, South East und East)
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Acquisition Brenntag Poland
Brenntag acquires the remaining shares (26%) of Brenntag Poland
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Purchasing Motorpolimer
Purchasing of Motorpolimer in Poland
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2010
IPO
Brenntag AG goes public
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2009
Brenntag Hellas
Foundation of Brenntag Hellas, Athens
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2008
Acquisiton Dipol
Acquisiton of Dipol, Kiev
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2007
Takeover Abaci
Takeover Abaci, Istanbul
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2005
Foundation Kimya and Moscow
Foundation of Brenntag Kimya and OOO Brenntag Moscow.
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2004
Brenntag CEE GmbH
Neuber becomes Brenntag CEE GmbH
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PKN Polymere Distribution
Takeover of PKN Polymere Distribution, Poland.
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2002
Manti Bulgaria and FRIO CLEAN
Takeover of company MANTI, Bulgaria and cooperation FRIO CLEAN, Austria.
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Istanbul
Foundation of the representation in Istanbul.
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2001
Brenntag Romania
Foundation of Brenntag Romania.
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2000
Takeover Neuber
German Brenntag takes over Neuber Group.
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1998
Takeover Alcafood
Takeover of Alcafood, Poland. New subsidiary Neuber Hrvatska.
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1996
Joint Venture IXO-Neuber
Joint venture with IXO-NEUBER, Poland.
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Office Bejing
Office Bejing opens.
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1995
Representation Moscow
Foundation of the representation in Moscow. Starting of activities in Italy.
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1994
Takeover JLC Chemie
Takeover of JLC Chemie.
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Founding subsidiaries
Foundation of subsidiaries in Hungary and Slovenia.
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1993
Berlin
Foundation of the representation in Berlin.
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1992
Founding subsidiaries
Foundation of subsidiaries in Czech Republic and Slovakia.
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1989
Takeover Reichfeld
Takeover of company Reichfeld-Vienna.
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1988
Takeover company Graier-Wagner
Takeover of company Graier-Wagner (todays Brenntag South).
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1981
Takeover company Kapler
Takeover of company Kapler (todays Brenntag West).
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1975
Guntramsdorf
Construction of the warehouse Guntramsdorf.
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1966
Chemical distributor
The "Österreichische Chemische Werke" take over all shares from Gebr. Schoeller. Neuber grows to the leading chemical distributor in Austria.
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1958
Drugstore
Neuber is handed back to Gebr. Schoeller & Co.. Wilhelm Neubers grandchildren keeps the drugstore.
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1945
Takeover company
The shares of DEGUSSA and Henkel are declared to German property.
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1933
Degussa
DEGUSSA takes 39,4% of the share capital, Henkel 28,6%.
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1924
Joint-Stock Company
Neuber is transformed into a joint-stock company.
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1917
Leadershop change
Wilhelm Neuber died at the age of 78. His son-in-law takes over the leadership.
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1904
NEUBOZON
Neuber discovers even before Henkel bleaching effect of Sodium perborate and calls it 'NEUBOZON'.
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1890
25 years Wilhelm Neuber
Opening of a further site in "Brunner Heide".
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1881
Opening manufactory in todays Czech Republic
Opening of a manufactory in Teplitz (in todays Czech Republic) for solid and liquid dyeing extract, acids, lyes and synthetic resins
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1870
Production
The trader Wilhelm Neuber starts to produce and imports from India.
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1865
Founding of Neuber
Wilhelm Neuber starts with the 'Bürgerliche Gemischtwarenhandlung zum Anker'.
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