Corporate Center:

Essen, Germany

Established:

2001 through the merger of Degussa-Hüls AG with SKW Trostberg AG –  As of September 2006 Degussa became a wholly owned subsidiary of the RAG Group which is now Evonik Industries.

As of September 12, 2007, what was Degussa is now the chemicals business of the new Evonik Industries.

Sector:

Specialty chemicals

Number of employees:

4,000 in North America (status 2006); around 35,600 worldwide (2006)

Plants:

33 in North America: 28 in the United States and 5 in Canada; over 300 worldwide

Sales 2006:

€ 11 billion

EBIT 2006:

€ 879 million

Position:

Germany's third-largest chemical company holds first, second or third place in over 85 percent of its products’ market share

Research:

in over 50 locations worldwide

Sustainability:

listing in the FTSE4Good index proves Evonik's commitment