OXEA Corporation

OXEA, one of the world's largest suppliers of oxo-products, was created from the merger of selected businesses of Celanese Chemicals and the chemical company European Oxo (EOXO). The new company launched its business operations on March/1/2007.

OXEA offers its customers worldwide a well-matched product portfolio along the entire value chain of oxo-chemicals. This includes a variety of solvents, polyols, carboxylic acids, alkylamines and olefin derivatives. These products are used in high-quality coatings, lubricants, cosmetic and pharmaceutical products, flavorings and fragrances, printing inks and plastics.

OXEA has annual sales worth about 1.2 billion euros and employs some 1,300 people in Europe and the United States. They are supported by an experienced sales team in OXEA's most important markets worldwide.

Approximately 1,100 people work for OXEA in Germany. The Ruhrchemie plant in Oberhausen is the largest manufacturing site of OXEA. Additional sites include a further production facility at Marl and an office in Kronberg. In the USA, OXEA employs around 200 people at its Bay City and Bishop sites and at an office in Dallas.