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Brenntag confirms profit guidance, cut in July, as market challenges persist
Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on August 13, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 22, 2026
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Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on August 13, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 22, 2026
Brenntag confirms its profit guidance amid global market challenges, with anticipated EBITA between 950 million to 1.05 billion euros.
(Reuters) -German chemicals distributor Brenntag on Wednesday confirmed the annual core profit guidance it had lowered in July, reflecting growing market uncertainty exacerbated by U.S. tariffs and weak dollar.
"Economic conditions for the chemical industry and our customer markets remain challenging across the globe," CEO Christian Kohlpaintner said in a statement.
"Over the past months, we have seen continued uncertainty, muted customer sentiment, a slowdown in demand and in addition unfavorable EUR/USD exchange results," he said.
The group expects operating earnings before interest, taxes and amortisation (EBITA) of 950 million to 1.05 billion euros ($1.11 billion to $1.23 billion) in 2025, down from 1.1 billion euros a year earlier.
Brenntag also confirmed the 13.9% drop in its second-quarter operating EBITA to 246.4 million euros, as reported in July.
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(Reporting by Ozan Ergenay in Gdansk, editing by Milla Nissi-Prussak)
Brenntag expects operating EBITA of 950 million to 1.05 billion euros in 2025, down from 1.1 billion euros a year earlier.
The chemical industry is experiencing growing market uncertainty, muted customer sentiment, and a slowdown in demand, compounded by unfavorable EUR/USD exchange results.
Brenntag confirmed a 13.9% drop in its second-quarter operating EBITA to 246.4 million euros.
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