Antwerp Distillation Company

What Antwerp Distillation Company does

Antwerp Distillation Company, now operating as Brenntag Distillation Company, is Europe's largest dedicated glycol and glycol-ether processing facility, located in Kallo, Belgium (Geslecht Haven 1931, B-9130), operating as a specialized business unit of Brenntag N.V., a publicly traded global chemical and ingredients distribution group. The company produces high-purity ethylene and propylene glycols — MEG, DEG, TEG, TTEG, MPG, DPG, and TPG — alongside high-boiling glycol ethers, serving the automotive, chemical, resin, coating, and polymer industries. Its product portfolio is complemented by full tolling/processing services for industrial customers requiring dedicated capacity.

The technical operating stack is built around multiple stainless steel distillation columns with three thin film evaporators, three rectification columns (vacuum and atmospheric operated), and various activated carbon filters. Dedicated production laboratories verify purity and ensure all products meet or exceed the specifications of leading glycol producers. Tank storage exceeds 20,000 m³ across extensive chemical storage areas, supporting segregated processing for complex or large-volume needs. According to the company, all products are upcycled, regenerated, or recycled, positioning output within circular-economy supply chains.

Commercial revenue is generated through two streams: direct sales of high-purity glycols and glycol ethers, and tolling services that bundle dedicated tanks, transport, and complete processing. Pricing is quote-based and varies by volume, product, and complexity, with multi-year contracts typical. Distribution is multi-modal across Europe — inbound crude via barge, rail, or tank truck; outbound finished products via rail, trucks, drums, or IBCs — leveraging Brenntag's global sourcing and supply-security network. The company employs 11–50 people (per firmographic data) consistent with a capital-intensive, automated process plant.

Name

Antwerp Distillation Company

Legal name

Brenntag N.V.

Website

https://adcsolutions.be

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Brenntag Distillation Company (formerly Antwerp Distillation Company) operates Europe's largest dedicated glycol and glycol-ether processing facility in Kallo, Belgium, producing high-purity ethylene and propylene glycols for the automotive, chemical, resin, coating, and polymer industries, plus tolling services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Kallo

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Distillation/Tolling Services: Processing and tolling services for ethylene and propylene glycols and glycol ethers. Provides full tolling package including dedicated tanks, transport and complete processing solutions for customers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Antwerp Distillation Company operates Europe's largest dedicated glycol and glycol-ether processing facility in Kallo, Belgium, producing high-purity ethylene glycols (MEG, DEG, TEG, TTEG), propylene glycols (MPG, DPG, TPG), and high-boiling glycol ethers for industrial customers. The company also provides tolling services including dedicated tanks, transport, and complete processing solutions for customers requiring customized processing capacity.

Product overview

Brenntag Distillation Company (formerly Antwerp Distillation Company) operates as Europe’s largest dedicated glycol and glycol-ether processing facility, offering high-purity distillation of ethylene and propylene glycols (MEG, DEG, TEG, TTEG, MPG, DPG, TPG) and high-boiling glycol ethers. The company provides tolling services alongside its product portfolio, serving automotive, chemical, resin, coating and polymer industries with over 20,000 m³ of tank storage capacity, multiple stainless steel distillation columns, thin film evaporators, and rectification columns.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• High-Purity Ethylene Glycols (MEG, DEG, TEG, TTEG)

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Feature5 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Indorama Ventures: Global PET and MEG producer with significant merchant monoethylene glycol capacity. Comparable as a large-scale merchant MEG supplier serving polyester, resin, and industrial end markets that overlap with ADC's customer base.
• MEGlobal: Joint venture between Dow and Equate producing monoethylene glycol and diethylene glycol at scale. Most directly comparable as a dedicated merchant MEG/DEG supplier competing for the same downstream end uses.

Broad incumbents

• SABIC: Major petrochemicals producer with significant ethylene oxide, MEG, and glycol ether capacity. Comparable as a globally integrated producer whose specifications and pricing set the market benchmarks ADC operates against.
• INEOS: Large European petrochemicals producer with significant ethylene oxide/ethylene glycol capacity. Comparable as a vertically integrated European competitor in glycol production serving the same end markets.
• Shell Chemicals: Integrated petrochemicals arm of Shell producing ethylene oxide derivatives including glycols. Comparable as a feedstock-backed incumbent producing glycols that ADC's toll distillation competes against and complements.
• Dow Chemical: Integrated chemical producer and major global supplier of MEG, propylene glycol, and glycol ethers. Comparable as the source of competing high-purity glycol specifications that ADC's products meet or exceed.
• LyondellBasell: Global petrochemicals leader producing propylene oxide and propylene glycols alongside ethylene derivatives. Comparable as an integrated PO/PG producer serving resin, coating, and automotive end markets.
• BASF: Global integrated chemical major producing ethylene and propylene glycols and glycol ethers as part of a broad petrochemicals and intermediates portfolio. Comparable as a large-scale glycol producer that ADC tolls against for high-purity supply.

Regional players

• Univar Solutions: Major chemical distributor in the Americas with specialty chemical and ingredient distribution capabilities analogous to Brenntag. Comparable as a distribution peer whose strategic logic for owning specialty processing assets mirrors Brenntag's integration with ADC.

Emerging players

• Eastman Chemical: US-based specialty chemical manufacturer producing glycol ethers and high-purity solvents. Comparable as a specialty producer of high-purity glycol ethers targeting coatings, resins, and industrial cleaning applications.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Brenntag
• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/BrenntagGlobal
• Facebookfacebook.com/BrenntagGlobal
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/antwerp-distillation-company

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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