02/03/2006

Brenntag GmbH backs environmentally-friendly technology

Chemical distributor's vehicle fleet growing

 

A total of eleven new Actros vehicles from Mercedes Benz have made an immediate addition to the vehicle fleet of German Brenntag GmbH, member of Brenntag Group, global market leader in chemical distribu-tion. The seven multi-change and four semi-trailer towing vehicles al-ready meet the Euro 5 exhaust fumes standard for the reduction of ni-trogen oxide emissions, which will be in force from 2009.

 

Brenntag's new heavy commercial trucks are making a major environ-mental contribution. The company is backing the SCR (Selective Cata-lytic Reduction) exhaust fumes technology. With separate additional AdBlue re-filling, diesel powered commercial trucks with SCR catalytic converter can transform the output of nitrogen oxide into neutral nitrogen and water and thus significantly reduce their nitrogen oxide emissions. In addition, this technology can lead to a decrease in vehicle fuel consump-tion. AdBlue is a special high-purity urea solution which Brenntag dis-tributes across Europe under the Air1™ brand in cooperation with Yara, the leading urea producer in Western Europe. Brenntag has already implemented the Air1™ concept at ten public filling stations and eleven on-site filling stations of road-haulage companies - and thus enables other vehicle pools and fleets to profit from this clean solution and effect a change over.

 

Moreover, the nine and a half and seven tonners have the authorization to transport hazardous ADR type substances. As a result, there are no restrictions on safely transporting solvents for use in chemical operations by road.

 

Digital tachographs have also been incorporated that comply with a 2006 EU standard for newly registered vehicles. That way, rest times and those spent at the wheel can be exactly recorded.

 

Brenntag, global market leader in chemical distribution, recorded sales of 4.6 billion euros in 2004 through the efforts of the company's 8,800 employees at around 300 locations around the globe. Brenntag supplies industrial and specialty chemicals and provides its customers and sup-pliers with comprehensive added value solutions. In Germany alone, 1,300 employees at 15 locations ensure the smooth functioning of the chemical producer/manufacturing industry interface.