Brenntag, a chemicals and ingredients distributor, announced the expansion of an existing distribution agreement with Kao Chemicals Europe to now cover all countries in the Nordics.

Brenntag and Kao have a long-standing successful partnership in Sweden and Norway, and will now serve personal care (PC) and household, industrial, and institutional Cleaning (Hl&I) customers in the entire region with a portfolio of surfactant solutions.

Michael Wilkop, President PC and Hl&I EMEA at Brenntag Specialties, commented: "We are proud to expand our collaboration with Kao. This expansion enhances our product and solutions offering to customers in the Nordics and underlines our ambition to further strengthen the specialties business of our focus industries. The sustainable and innovative solutions of Kao combined with the solution capabilities of our Innovation & Application centers, will bring many benefits to our customers in the region."

Sustainability, social responsibility, and well-being drive Kao Chemicals Europe's portfolio of products, offering a wide range of cosmetic ingredients for hair and skin care. The portfolio consists of mild surfactants, conditioning agents, rheology modifiers, foam boosters, pearling agents, emulsifiers, emollients, and many other ingredients that help formulators to develop new solutions and design new formulations according to market trends.

"Building on our relationship with Brenntag we are excited to expand our reach across the Nordics through their network and customer base, bringing our innovative products to new and existing customers and helping them face the challenges in the Hl&I and Personal Care markets," commented Marc Bernat, Head of Surfactants for Consumer Application at Kao Chemicals Europe.