- Expanded partnership brings Givaudan Active Beauty‘s innovative cosmetic active ingredients and high-performance specialty ingredients to beauty and personal care manufacturers across Australia and New Zealand.
- Combining Brenntag‘s strong local customer network, customer-facing leadership, market knowledge and technical formulation capabilities with Givaudan Active Beauty’s scientific expertise and innovation portfolio will provide customers with enhanced local support: from ingredient selection and formulation development to bringing new beauty concepts to market.
Brenntag, the global market leader in chemicals and ingredients distribution, has expanded its distribution agreement with Givaudan, a global leader in fragrance and beauty, as well as taste and wellbeing, to include Australia and New Zealand. Through the expanded agreement, Brenntag will offer customers in the beauty and personal care industry with access to Givaudan Active Beauty’s portfolio of well-proven cosmetic actives and high-end specialties ingredients.
The expansion builds on the successful collaboration between Brenntag and Givaudan Active Beauty across Southeast Asia, including Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, and Vietnam, and extends the companies' shared commitment to supporting customers across the beauty and personal care markets in Asia Pacific.
As part of the agreement, customers in Australia and New Zealand will gain access to Givaudan Active Beauty’s innovative ingredient portfolio, complemented by Brenntag's local market knowledge and technical expertise. Through Brenntag's Innovation & Application Centers, customers will also benefit from advanced formulation support and tailored solutions that accelerate product development and bring high-performing products to market faster.
Wissanee Ruangsorn, Brenntag Regional President, Beauty & Care, Asia Pacific, said, “The expansion of our collaboration with Givaudan Active Beauty into Australia and New Zealand marks an important milestone in our ambition to accelerate beauty and personal care innovation across Asia Pacific. By combining Givaudan Active Beauty’s technologies with Brenntag’s regional network, technical expertise, and local market insights, we are creating a strong platform to deliver differentiated, high-performance solutions that meet evolving customer needs. More than an expansion of our geographic footprint, this collaboration connects global innovation with local market opportunities. By sharing expertise and market insights across countries, we can unlock new opportunities, accelerate innovation, and drive sustainable growth for both businesses.”
Bonwook Koo, Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, and Oceania, Regional Head of Sales, Givaudan Active Beauty, said, “Australia and New Zealand are important markets for beauty and personal care innovation, and we are pleased to extend our collaboration with Brenntag to this region. Together, we are expanding access to our active and specialties ingredient offering and supporting manufacturers and brands in creating advanced beauty solutions.”
About Givaudan
Givaudan is a global leader in Fragrance & Beauty and Taste and Wellbeing, celebrating the beauty of human experience by creating for happier, healthier lives with love for nature. Together with customers, the company delivers food experiences, crafts inspired fragrances, and develops beauty and wellbeing solutions that make people look and feel good. In 2024, Givaudan employed over 16,900 people worldwide and achieved CHF 7.4 billion in sales with a free cash flow of 15.6%. With a heritage that stretches back over 250 years, the company is committed to driving long-term, purpose-led growth by improving people’s health and happiness and increasing its positive impact on nature. For more information, visit www.givaudan.com
About Givaudan Active Beauty
Givaudan Active Beauty crafts avant-garde cosmetic actives and high-end specialties that make people look and feel good. We bring nature’s most precious gifts to the art of personal care in the form of biotech & botanical high-performing molecules, delighting consumers. Our extensive portfolio of award-winning skin & hair ingredients spans a variety of benefits for human beauty: from well-ageing and self-tanners to radiance, microbiome-friendly, soothers, hydrators, and more. Backed by solid scientific recognition and consumers’ awareness, we remain at the cutting edge of this rapidly expanding market to deliver sustainable solutions supporting the growth of our customers. This is Givaudan. Human by nature. Learn more at www.givaudan.com/fragrance-beauty/active-beauty
