Profile & Organization

Chemicals Business Unit

The Chemicals Business Area operates in attractive areas of specialty chemicals, a field in which it ranks among the top global players. We are already positioned among the market leaders in more than 80 percent of our activities and we are systematically increasing this position.

To achieve that, our priorities include powerful marketing, expanding our presence in attractive growth regions and focusing on the impetus generated by our innovations. Market-oriented research and development and work on future technologies are essential for profitable growth.

• More than 80 percent of sales are generated in businesses where we rank among the market leaders
• Broad customer base, diversified end-markets and products that are difficult to duplicate
• Over 100 production sites in 28 countries around the world
• Products, processes and applications developed in the past five years account for about 20 percent of sales
• More than 20,000 patents and pending patents
• Market-oriented research and development and modern innovation management