Chemical and ingredient distribution company Brenntag announced the opening of its new Life Sciences Innovation & Application Center in Shanghai, China. This new facility will support customers and suppliers in China and Hong Kong with advanced technical capabilities and closer access to application expertise for beauty and personal care.
“The new center in Shanghai allows us to work even more closely with partners across China and Hong Kong,” said Liu Hua, president of Brenntag Specialities China and Hong Kong. “As a collaborative innovation platform, it enables formulation development, application testing and concept creation across Brenntag’s Life Sciences portfolio, helping us translate ingredient expertise into practical solutions for the market.”
The new center will support the development of the company’s Beauty & Care business for a wide range of personal care and home products. The facility will enable activities such as emulsion structure analysis, surfactant foam performance evaluation, hair combing force testing, skin analysis and laundry performance testing. Additionally, the facility has a laboratory-scale mixing system to support small-batch production trials and process validation.
“Through our new Life Sciences Innovation & Application Center in Shanghai, we are strengthening our ability to develop beauty and care formulations tailored to rapidly evolving needs,” added Fracois Bleger, global president of Beauty & Care at Brenntag. “By working closely with partners across the value chain, we can accelerate innovation and deliver solutions that respond to emerging consumer trends.”
