The New Order in Specialty Chemicals: Degussa.

Chemical Market Reporter, March, 2001 by Milmo, Sean

The new Degussa seeks to double specialty chemical sales by 2004. Degussa AG finally started business in February, around nine months after its parent E.ON announced plans for merging Degussa-Hulls and SKW Trostberg into the new company. With annual specialties sales of E8.7 billion ($8.1 billion), Degussa AG is one of the biggest specialty chemicals producers in the world, behind ICI but ahead of Rohm and Haas, DSM, Rhodia, Clariant and Ciba.

Its focus will be on technological innovation combined with high quality customer service. The new company is aiming to match its leading position with ambitious top level financial targets which analysts believe it will do well to achieve. At the same time Degussa is pursuing a decentralized...

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