Brenntag, the global market leader in chemicals and ingredients distribution, showcased its array of breakthrough sustainable solutions at BUGSO (Brenntag Unleashes Growth, Success, and Opportunities), an immersive innovation experience held at Whitespace Makati on July 16-17. This marks Brenntag’s 25th year in the Philippines and its upcoming 150th anniversary globally.
The showcase at BUGSO, which was derived from the Tagalog word “bugso” which means “coming in great numbers” highlighted Brenntag’s promise to equip businesses with reliable raw material sourcing and formulation solutions, as well as chemical products and distribution services, technical support, market insights, and regulatory guidance. With this holistic support, manufacturers and business owners can address the pressing need to grow their businesses sustainably while effectively tackling challenges in their operations to ensure longevity.
Unlike typical trade shows, BUGSO is a unique convergence of fun, innovation, and opportunity. Industry partners embarked on a guided tour to explore the following interactive stations, featuring Brenntag’s breadth of cutting-edge offerings spanning different industries: from Food and Nutrition to Beauty and Personal Care, Pharma to Material Sciences, Water Treatment to Manufacturing Processing Aids.
Brenntag brought in its extensive formulation expertise through the Beauty & Personal Care station, which offered guests the opportunity to customize their own skin product using innovative and high-quality skin-caring and environment-friendly ingredients.
Influencer and restaurateur, Alyana Asistio, enjoys making her own sunblock at the Beauty & Personal Care station
Following the first station, the Supply Chain station featured scenario-based stacking puzzle games to show straightforward solutions to complex sourcing and other Supply Chain related problems. This craftily communicated Brenntag’s dedication to simplifying business operations for enhanced efficiency for its partners, by taking the operational complexities for itself and managing these on their behalf.
Meanwhile, the Brenntag Essentials (BES) Water Treatment station demonstrated how water system technologies work. As a solution provider for sustainable water use, Brenntag offers a full-line range of treatment solutions for every part of the water cycle to optimize water treatment processes and lessen environmental impact. These water technologies and solutions cover a wide range of applications and industries.
Showcasing an interactive laboratory setup, the Pharma station highlighted Brenntag as a trustworthy health solutions partner; offering premium pharmaceutical and nutraceutical ingredients, optimized vendor management, and reliable regulatory support so pharmaceutical producers can navigate rigorous documentation and regulatory compliance requirements.
Material Science station’s DIY workshop setup also featured some of the materials Brenntag offers that help its business partners provide innovative and customer-relevant solutions. These materials include construction, coatings, polymer, plastics, and rubber for various applications.
Lastly, the Food & Nutrition station invited guests to curate their own products tailored to their preferences to show the product development process from ideation to execution. In the same way, Brenntag works with businesses to create food and beverage concepts and formulations and bring them to life. It offers a wide selection of ingredients crafted based on nutritional requirements, food textures, and desired tastes to help them curate innovative and nutritious products.
Paulo Ocampo, Brenntag Ingredients Philippines’ Managing Director, with the team at the Food & Nutrition Station
Aside from exploring the stations, event guests also had the opportunity to learn market insights from Brenntag, consult with key leaders from various industries, both local and regional, on how to accelerate their business, and connect with their fellow experts for possible collaborations on their next projects.
“BUGSO is a milestone for us because it underpins our long-standing dedication to helping our partner businesses accelerate their sustainable growth. Through BUGSO, we continue to make our extensive portfolio of reliable ingredients and chemical products, services, and industry insights accessible to help our local partners’ business operations become more resilient and remain future-ready amid the ever-changing market landscape,” Paulo Ocampo, Managing Director of Brenntag Ingredients Philippines, said.
For the second year in a row, Brenntag has achieved platinum status in the EcoVadis sustainability assessment, the highest possible rating awarded by independent sustainability experts. Forging ahead, it remains committed to growing its expertise in sustainable chemical and ingredient distribution by providing market-ready solutions, innovation, and formulation capabilities, and supply reliability enabled by technology to deliver sustainable business growth to its industry partners.
