Lubrizol
| The Lubrizol Corporation | |
|---|---|
| legal form | Corporation |
| founding | 1928 |
| Seat | Wickliffe , United States |
| management | Eric R. Schnur (CEO) |
| Number of employees | 8700 |
| sales | 6.8 billion US dollars |
| Branch | chemistry |
| Website | www.lubrizol.com |
The Lubrizol Corporation is a US chemical company founded in 1928 with headquarters in Wickliffe , Ohio .
Company data
It has been owned by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway holding company since 2011 . CEO is Eric R. Schnur. According to its own information, the company's turnover in 2018 was 6.8 billion US dollars and employed around 8,700 people. Lubrizol has manufacturing facilities in 19 countries and sells in over 100 countries. The Lubrizol Germany GmbH is located in Hamburg.
production
Lubrizol has more than 12,000 products in its range, mainly additives for fuels and industrial applications as well as other specialty chemicals and lubricants. In October 2011, Lubrizol held around 1,600 patents.
Accidents in Rouen
2013 - odor escapes
In January 2013 there was a chemical accident at the Lubrizol plant in Rouen , France . The gas methanethiol , also known as methyl mercaptan, occurs in intestinal gases and used to odorize natural gas, it escaped in a smelly cloud. The gas plume spread over 350 kilometers in France and on to England. According to the company, the source was a lubricating oil additives production process that went wrong.
2019 - major fire
On September 26, 2019, it was announced that a major fire had occurred at the Rouen plant, accompanied by explosions and a "spectacular cloud of smoke". Buildings were evacuated within a 500 m radius; Schools were closed in the morning. The plant is officially monitored as a dangerous Seveso production site .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d About Lubrizol. Lubrizol.com, accessed October 16, 2019 .
- ↑ Berkshire Hathaway and Lubrizol. online.lubrizol.com, accessed October 16, 2019 .
- ^ A Berkshire Hathaway company. online.lubrizol.com, accessed October 16, 2019 .
- ^ Lubrizol Germany GmbH. From Lubrizol.com, accessed October 16, 2019.
- ↑ Simone Utler: Chemical accident in Rouen: stinking gas cloud worries the French. In: Spiegel online. January 22, 2013. From Spiegel.de, accessed October 16, 2019.
- ↑ Major fire in a chemical plant in northern France. In: News. September 26, 2019. On ORF.at, accessed on October 16, 2019.