Miteni
| Miteni SpA | |
|---|---|
| legal form | Spa |
| founding | 1965 |
| resolution | 2018 |
| Seat |
Trissino , Italy
|
| Number of employees | 165 (2009) |
| Branch | chemistry |
| Website | www.miteni.com |
Miteni was an Italian chemical company owned by WeylChem ( ICIG ). Miteni produced fluorine-containing intermediates primarily for the agrochemical and pharmaceutical industries .
The company was criticized for contamination of the groundwater around Trissino with perfluorooctane sulfonate .
history
Miteni was founded in 1965 as a research center for the Marzotto textile company . Electrochemical fluorination was used almost from the start . In 1988 EniChem and Mitsubishi took over the company. In 1996 Mitsubishi acquired 100% of the shares. In 2009 the company was sold to ICIG. In 2018, the company filed for bankruptcy .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b International Chemical Investors Announce Acquisition of Miteni, Italy ( Memento of the original from September 15, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , February 2, 2009
- ↑ Who we are ( Memento of the original from November 27, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Francesco Battaglia: PFAS: la parola alla MITENI SpA che scarica su utilizzatori. In: VicenzaPiù. April 23, 2016, accessed September 7, 2016 .
- ^ Full History
- ↑ Pfas. Chiude la Miteni, la fabbrica che ha inquinato il Veneto. October 26, 2018, accessed March 24, 2020 (Italian).
