Röhm GmbH
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| legal form | GmbH |
| founding | August 1, 2019 |
| Seat |
Darmstadt , Germany
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| Number of employees | 3,500 |
| sales | 1.7 billion euros (2019) |
| Branch | Chemical industry , plastics industry |
| Website | www.roehm.com |
| As of August 1, 2020 | |
The Röhm GmbH , based in Darmstadt is a German chemical company . Röhm employs 3,500 people worldwide at a total of 15 locations in Germany, China , USA , Russia and South Africa . In 2018, the company generated sales of 1.9 billion euros. Röhm GmbH was created through the spin-off of the methacrylate network and CyPlus GmbH from Evonik Industries .
history
The roots of Röhm GmbH go back to 1907. At that time the chemist and entrepreneur founded Otto Röhm together with the businessman Otto Haas the Rohm & Haas GmbH , a predecessor company of today Röhm GmbH. In 1933, with the development of the new type of acrylic glass ( polymethyl methacrylate , PMMA), which later became world-famous under the brand name Plexiglas , the company successfully entered the then still young plastics industry. After the death of Otto Haas, the company operated under the name Röhm GmbH from 1971. In 1989 it was taken over by Hüls AG. After the merger of Hüls AG and Degussa AG, the business was continued under the name Degussa-Hüls AG. When the Evonik Group was founded in 2007, methacrylate chemistry was integrated into a separate division. As part of its strategic focus on specialty chemicals, Evonik sold the methacrylate group to the subsidiary Advent International in 2019 . Since August 2019, the methacrylate group has been operating again under the original name Röhm GmbH.
Business activity
The core business of Röhm GmbH is the development, manufacture and sale of methacrylate monomers, methacrylate polymers and cyanides. Röhm sells PMMA products under the Plexiglas brand in Europe, Asia, Oceania / Australia and Africa. On the American continent, the products are sold under the Acrylite brand.
Brands, products and their application
Röhm's products include Plexiglas, the world's best-known brand for acrylic glass. The material is used in cars, airplane windows, screens or displays, as building glazing, noise protection or in the advertising industry. Meracryl brand methyl methacrylate monomers are also used in the manufacture of paints, floor coverings and adhesives through to dental products. Röhm also produces methacrylate resins under the Degalan , Degadur and Degaroute brands for the production of binders for paints and varnishes, industrial floors and road markings, as well as cyanides for the extraction of precious metals in the mining industry.
Locations
The company produces at 15 locations on four continents. The administrative seat is in Darmstadt. In Germany, Röhm produces in Worms, Hanau ( Wolfgang industrial park ), Weiterstadt, Wesseling, Wörth am Main and Bad König im Odenwald. In Asia, Röhm produces in Shanghai and Taichung, in the United States in Fortier, Osceola, Sanford and Wallingford. Further locations are in Coatzacoalcos (Mexico), Podolsk (Russia) and Elandsfontein (South Africa).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d About us. Retrieved August 3, 2020 .
- ↑ Chlorophilia lamp by Artemide: design inspired by nature with PLEXIGLAS® molding compound - Röhm. Retrieved March 27, 2020 .
- ↑ 1990-1999 - The Evonik History Portal - The History of Evonik Industries. Retrieved August 3, 2020 .
- ↑ Advent International takes over methacrylate business from Evonik Industries. Advent International, March 4, 2019, accessed August 7, 2019 .
- ↑ Evonik completes sale of methacrylate group. Evonik Industries AG, Essen, August 1, 2019, accessed on August 7, 2019 .
- ↑ Your personal partner for a seamless workflow. - MERACRYL ™. Retrieved March 27, 2020 .
- ↑ Company brochure , as of October 23, 2019
- ↑ Production sites on four continents. In: www.roehm.com. Retrieved October 24, 2019 .