Products and investments

Products, customers and applications

Operating division

 

Products

Customer industries and applications

Catalysts

 

Automotive and process catalysts

Battery materials

Precious and base metal services

Automotive and chemical industries, refineries, battery manufacturers

Solutions for the protection of air quality as well as the production of fuels, chemicals, plastics and battery materials

Construction Chemicals

 

Concrete admixtures, cement additives, underground construction solutions, flooring systems, sealants, solutions for the protection and repair of concrete, high-performance mortars and grouts, tile-laying systems, exterior insulation and finishing systems, expansion joints, wood protection

Cement and concrete producers, construction companies, craftspeople, builders’ merchants

Solutions for new building construction, maintenance, repair and renovation of commercial and residential buildings as well as infrastructure

Coatings

 

Coatings solutions for automotive and industrial applications, technology and system solutions for surface treatments, decorative paints

Automotive industry, body shops, steel industry, aviation, aluminum applications in the architecture and construction industries, household appliances, painting businesses and private consumers, wind power industry

Performance Materials

 

Engineering plastics, biodegradable plastics, standard foams, foam specialties, polyurethanes, epoxy systems for fiber-reinforced composites

Automotive manufacture, electrical engineering, packaging, games, sports and leisure, household, mechanical engineering, construction, medical technology, sanitation and water industry, solar thermal energy and photovoltaics, wind power industry

Capital expenditures

Location

 

Project

Startup

Caojing, China

 

Construction: chemical catalysts plant

2017

 

 

Construction: automotive coatings plant

2017

Carmona, Philippines

 

Construction: concrete admixtures plant

2016

Chennai, India

 

Construction: plant for mobile emissions catalysts

2016

Colombo, Sri Lanka

 

Construction: concrete admixtures plant

2016

Gimcheon, South Korea

 

Construction: plant for Ultraform®

2018

Hanoi, Vietnam

 

Construction: concrete admixtures plant

2016

Klang, Malaysia

 

Capacity expansion: plant for flooring solutions

2016

Kolkata, India

 

Construction: concrete admixtures plant

2016

Rayong, Thailand

 

Construction: plant for mobile emissions catalysts

2018

Shanghai, China

 

Capacity expansion: plant for Cellasto®

2016

 

 

Construction: technical competence center for automotive coatings

2018

Schwarzheide, Germany

 

Capacity expansion: compounding plant for Ultramid® and Ultradur®

2017

Totsuka, Japan

 

Optimization: coating production

2016

Yeosu, South Korea

 

Capacity expansion: plant for Ultrason®

2017