Rockwood Holdings, Inc.

About Rockwood

Rockwood Holdings, Inc. is a leading global specialty chemicals and advanced materials company. Rockwood has a worldwide employee base of approximately 9,500 people and annual net sales of approximately $3.0 billion. The company focuses on global niche segments of the specialty chemicals, pigments and additives and advanced materials markets.

News about Rockwood

04-Oct-2013 | business & finance

ALTANA: Acquisition of Rockwood's rheology business completed

Sales rise to €1,9 billion

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30-Jul-2013 | business & finance

ALTANA enters into agreement to acquire rheology modifier business from Rockwood

Take-over of four production sites and about 340 employees

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07-Sep-2012 | business & finance

Rockwood Completes Split of Chemetall GmbH into Two Separate Legal Entities

Rockwood Holdings, Inc. announced that its subsidiary, Chemetall GmbH has completed the formal legal split of its operations into two independent legal ...

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13-Jun-2012 | business & finance

Rockwood’s Sachtleben Venture Agrees to Acquire crenox Titanium Dioxide Production Assets and Inventory

Rockwood Holdings, Inc. announced that its titanium dioxide venture Sachtleben has reached an agreement to acquire the titanium dioxide production assets ...

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04-Feb-2011 | manufacturing

Rockwood Holdings and Michigan Economic Development Commission Announce $25 Million Surface Treatment Plant in Michigan

Rockwood Holdings, Inc. and the Michigan Economic Development Commission have announced the decision to build a new state-of-the-art $25 million ...

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14-Oct-2008 | business & finance

Arch Chemicals completes acquisition of Advantis Technologies

Arch Chemicals expands position in water treatment

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10-Sep-2008 | business & finance

Arch Chemicals expands position in water treatment through acquisition of Advantis Technologies

Arch Chemicals, Inc. announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the water treatment chemicals business of Advantis Technologies, Inc ...

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02-Sep-2008 | business & finance

Kemira and Rockwood close joint venture

The formation of joint venture between Kemira Oyj and Rockwood Holdings, Inc. has been completed. Creation of the new company is part of the implementation ...

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26-May-2008 | business & finance

Kemira and Rockwood to form leading TiO2 joint venture

Kemira Oyj and Rockwood Holdings Inc. have agreed to form a joint venture that includes both parties´ titanium dioxide businesses and the functional ...

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24-Oct-2007 | people

Joris Merckx to head Surface Treatment Business of Chemetall

Joris Merckx has been appointed to the board of Chemetall GmbH and managing director of Chemetall's global surface treatment business. Chemetall, a unit of ...

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21-Feb-2007 | business & finance

Rockwood Gibt den Verkauf Seines Geschäftsbereichs Wafer-Reclaim in den USA Bekannt

Rockwood Holdings, Inc. hat den Abschluss des Verkaufs seines amerikanischen Wafer-Reclaim-Geschäfts an Pure Wafer plc bekannt gegeben. Pure Wafer, ein ...

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24-Jan-2007 | people

Rockwood Appoints Monika Engel-Bader President of Chemetall

Rockwood Holdings, Inc. has announced that Dr. Monika Engel-Bader has been appointed to the position of president of Chemetall GmbH and related businesses ...

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20-Jul-2006 | price development

Southern Clay Products increases North American Price for Optiflo® Associative Thickeners

Effective August 1, 2006 or as contracts allow, Southern Clay Products, Inc. (SCP), a subsidiary of Rockwood Holdings, Inc., is increasing list and off- ...

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13-Mar-2006 | business & finance