Sachtleben Chemie

Sachtleben ChemieSachtleben Chemie is a major chemicals producer, with its primary focus on the production of white pigments, fillers and extenders. The company employs some 2,200 persons and achieves annual sales of around 820 million euros (2012). Sachtleben has been a member of the multinational Rockwood Holdings, Inc. group since 2004. In September 2008, Rockwood Holdings, Inc. entered into a joint venture with Kemira Oyj, of Finland, combining Rockwood's titanium dioxide and functional additives activities (with production based in Duisburg, Germany) and Kemira's titanium dioxide business (with production at Pori, Finland). This joint venture immediately became one of the world's leading producers of titanium dioxide pigments. Production capacity for these specialties increased by a further 100,000 t/a, to 340,000 t/a, with the acquisition in 2012 of the facilities of the insolvent Crenox GmbH competitor, a former Bayer subsidiary, in Krefeld. Rockwood Holdings, Inc. acquired Kemira's stake in the joint venture in early 2013. Sachtleben is thus a 100% subsidiary of Rockwood Holdings, Inc. The company's corporate history reaches back over 130 years. Sachtleben produces particles using titanium dioxide, zinc sulfide and barium sulfate as the chemical basis, and markets these products around the globe. The principal applications for Sachtleben products include man-made fibers, paints and other coatings, plastics, and paper. Sachtleben also supplies special particles to the foodstuffs, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics industries, and has interests in the fields of chromatography, nanotechnology, catalysis, and the production of building materials. The company leads the world in special titanium dioxide grades for printing inks and for the cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and food industries. The production facilities at all three locations apply the sophisticated sulfate-route process. Sachtleben has many years of experience in the development and production of nanoparticles for the most diverse range of applications.