OQ Chemicals Declares Force Majeure for Oberhausen Products

Disruption at Raw Material Supplier

05-Mar-2024 - OQChemicals declares Force Majeure for certain products manufactured at the Oberhausen, Germany site due to a significant disruption at a raw material supplier. On February 27, a substantial operational disruption occurred at a raw material supplier's synthesis gas unit located at the ...

OQ Chemicals Launches Cost-Cutting Program and Organizational Realignment in Germany

“We will take all necessary steps to make the reorganization socially responsible and preserve as many jobs as possible“

30-May-2023 - As one of the world's leading manufacturers of oxo chemicals, OQChemicals faces the challenges of high raw material and energy prices, as well as inflation rates, particularly in Europe. To maintain its competitiveness in the rapidly changing economic and geopolitical environment of today, the ...

OQ Chemicals Launches New Pilot Plant for Customized Esters

Investment in Research and Development

08-May-2023 - Global chemical company OQChemicals has successfully started up its new pilot plant for esters in Oberhausen, Germany. This state-of-the-art test facility enables the company to manufacture small quantities of esters that are tailored to customer needs for test purposes. The new products can ...

OQ Chemicals Invests in Capacity Expansion to Support Carboxylic Acids Market

25-Jan-2023 - The global chemical company OQChemicals further expands its production capacity for carboxylic acids. The company has invested in an optimization and debottlenecking project for precursors at its plants in Germany. Structural work has already commenced, with completion planned before the end of ...

Röhm and OQ Chemicals Break Ground on new World-scale Methyl Methacrylate Production Plant at Bay City, Texas

31-Oct-2022 - Röhm and OQChemicals officially broke ground on a new world-scale methyl methacrylate (MMA) plant. The new facility will be constructed by Röhm at OQ Chemicals’ production site at Bay City, Texas. Here, OQ Chemicals will supply the new plant with key raw materials and provide site services and ...

OQ Chemicals Starts up Expanded Production Facility for TCD Alcohol DM

Global Production Capacity Significantly Increased

25-Feb-2022 - Global chemical company OQChemicals has implemented its announced capacity expansion for TCDAlcohol DM (Tricyclodecanedimethanol) at its Oberhausen, Germany, site and successfully commissioned the plant. The company has thus significantly expanded its global production capacity for TCD Alcohol ...

OQ Chemicals Declares Force Majeure

Implements Sales Control on Oberhausen-Produced Products

30-Sep-2021 - Due to a technical problem in a third-party synthesis gas unit at the Oberhausen, Germany, site, raw materials to OQChemicals are currently restricted. During a regular inspection, a leakage was detected at the cylinder block in the area of the valves. Unfortunately, the compressor had to be ...

Oxea is now OQ Chemicals

18-May-2020 - The global chemical company Oxea has officially changed its corporate name to OQ Chemicals as a token of its final integration into the newly formed energy company OQ. Complementing the name change is a new corporate identity, reflecting the potential of the group. OQ aims to become a global ...