Global market leader in chemicals and ingredients distribution, Brenntag, has opened a Life Sciences Innovation & Application Centre in Shanghai, China, aimed at strengthening its commitment to supporting customers and suppliers in China and Hong Kong with advanced technical capabilities and closer access to application expertise.
The facility expands capabilities in Food & Nutrition applications, fostering collaborative innovation through formulation development, application testing, and concept creation. For Food & Nutrition, the centre supports formulation and sensory tasting for ready-to-drink beverages, dairy, bakery, confectionery, and savory items, targeting trends like sports nutrition, children’s health, and healthy aging.
Through formulation development and tasting evaluations, Brenntag helps customers develop innovative product concepts that respond to changing consumer preferences and emerging health and wellness trends.
Regional president, Nutrition APAC, Brenntag Specialties, Kenneth Keh, said “with our new Life Sciences Innovation and Application Center in Shanghai, we are strengthening our ability to support innovation in food and nutrition applications.
The facility enables us to develop new concepts in areas such as sports nutrition, children’s health, and healthy ageing, helping translate ingredient expertise into market-ready solutions.” The centre also supports the development of Beauty & Care formulations for a wide range of personal care and home care products.
Equipped with formulation and testing capabilities, the facility enables activities such as emulsion structure analysis, surfactant foam performance evaluation, hair combing force testing, skin analysis, and laundry performance testing, while a laboratory-scale mixing system supports small-batch production trials and process validation for formulation optimization.
The global president for Beauty & Care, who is also the president of Brenntag Specialties APAC, Francois Bleger highlighted how it accelerates tailored formulations amid evolving consumer trends in personal and home care products.
