Kemira acquires German Collodin's paper chemicals business
The acquisition includes the transfer of manufacturing and application technology for rosin sizes - a significant part of the acquired business - and wet end chemicals to Kemira. The sales personnel from the paper chemicals business will transfer from Collodin to Kemira Chemie GmbH, located in Alzenau, Germany. Production of rosin sizes will be transferred to Kemira Chemie Ges.mbH in Krems, Austria. During a transitional period, Collodin will toll manufacture paper chemicals for Kemira. All former Collodin customers will be served by Kemira Chemie GmbH, Germany.
The acquisition reinforces Kemira's market position in Central Europe as a provider of paper sizes and other specialty chemicals for the paper industry. Paper sizes are used to improve printability and water resistance of paper and board.
Collodin has traditionally been a leading supplier of rosin size for the German paper industry. Paper chemicals represent approximately 20% of the corporation's overall operations. Other operations are mainly concentrated in adhesives, in which Collodin will continue to expand and focus its efforts.
Kemira is a leading global supplier of pulp and paper chemicals, and has designated its pulp and paper chemicals as one of its core businesses and growth areas with a turnover of EUR 600 million. Kemira's total turnover in 2002 was EUR 2.6 billion, and it employs 10.300 people.
Closing of the deal is subject to the approval of the German competition authority.
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