Company

Resource Efficiency

Creating sustainable value

Entire industries are looking for ways to reinvent themselves and to achieve greater resource efficiency. The Resource Efficiency Segment has the answers.

Achieving more with less: Resource efficiency is a megatrend but also a challenge—and the Resource Efficiency Segment is helping entire industries achieve it by reinventing themselves. The segment’s nine business lines provide customized solutions for industrial customers that want to manufacture goods more efficiently or help achieve greater sustainability through their products. This need is animating numerous markets, and as a result the segment has a broadly conceived structure.

For example, products from Resource Efficiency make cars lighter, thus helping to save fuel. Lightweight construction materials are replacing metal components in car bodies, chassis, interiors, and engines. Products from this segment also improve the resilience and sustainability of paints. They also help to improve the latest generation of low rolling resistance tires, which can cut fuel consumption by as much as eight percent. Products from Resource Efficiency are also used in the construction of new buildings and the energy-oriented renovation of old ones. These products ensure a long service life and resource savings.

A key contributor to this success is the smooth interaction of the employees in research, applications technology, and production along with marketing and sales, which makes it possible to achieve breakthroughs in core markets and open up new markets. That’s why the segment’s growth strategy calls for investments in core business areas, growth projects, and acquisitions.  

Markets and Business Lines

Active Oxygens: Hydrogen peroxide is used as a resource efficient bleach, biocide, and oxidizing agent in order to conserve resources.
Active Oxygens: Hydrogen peroxide is used as a resource efficient bleach, biocide, and oxidizing agent in order to conserve resources.
Catalysts: Catalysts make efficient production possible. More than 80 percent of all chemical processes are based on catalysts.
Catalysts: Catalysts make efficient production possible. More than 80 percent of all chemical processes are based on catalysts.
Coating Additives: Additives and specialty resins enable more sustainable solutions in the paints and coatings industry.
Coating Additives: Additives and specialty resins enable more sustainable solutions in the paints and coatings industry.
Coating & Adhesives Resins: Polymer solutions for coatings and adhesives improve product characteristics.
Coating & Adhesives Resins: Polymer solutions for coatings and adhesives improve product characteristics.
Crosslinkers: Crosslinking agents help coatings and composite materials stand up to extreme stress.
Crosslinkers: Crosslinking agents help coatings and composite materials stand up to extreme stress.
High Performance Polymers: High-performance polymers are used in automobiles, aircraft, the oil and gas industry, gas separation, and 3D printing.
High Performance Polymers: High-performance polymers are used in automobiles, aircraft, the oil and gas industry, gas separation, and 3D printing.
Oil Additives: Additives in high-performance lubricants reduce the energy consumption of machines and vehicles.
Oil Additives: Additives in high-performance lubricants reduce the energy consumption of machines and vehicles.
Silanes: Surfaces, semiconductors, low rolling resistance tires and more—silanes determine crucial product characteristics.
Silanes: Surfaces, semiconductors, low rolling resistance tires and more—silanes determine crucial product characteristics.
Silica: Silica products thicken, polish and reinforce materials, make processes more efficient, and much more.
Silica: Silica products thicken, polish and reinforce materials, make processes more efficient, and much more.
Support functions: For example, HR, controlling, financial reporting, and ESHQ.
Support functions: For example, HR, controlling, financial reporting, and ESHQ.