Facts and figures

Headquarters	Monheim, Germany
Production and service sites	About 30 all over the world
Customers	Business contacts in more than 100 countries
Employees	around 5,500
Annual sales 2009	2,584 million euros
Business units	Specialty chemicals based on natural, renewable raw materials for the modern wellness, nutrition and health markets, detergents and cleaners, coatings, agriculture, lubricants, and mining.
Market position	Market leader in several segments