Evonik sells Lülsdorf site - First step in the divestment of Performance Materials

Established chemical group plans to invest substantially in the site

12-Apr-2023 - Evonik is selling its site in Lülsdorf (Germany) and the associated cyanuric chloride business in Wesseling (Germany) to International Chemical Investors Group (ICIG, Luxembourg). The agreement was signed. The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price. Lülsdorf is a substantial part ...

Merck hands over the distribution of the Surface Solutions Portfolio in the Nordics to Bodo Möller Chemie

Merck hands over the care of customers from the paints and coatings industry, the printing industry and the plastics sector to Bodo Möller Chemie

27-Apr-2021 - The Bodo Möller Chemie Group takes over the care of customers of Merck in the countries of Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway and Iceland for the product area of effect pigments and additives for coatings, printings and plastics. Starting on May 1st, 2021, the Offenbach-based Bodo Möller Chemie ...

Merck announced an investment of €18 million at its site in Tempe, Arizona

Merck strengthens site in Tempe as key strategic production and R&D hub for semiconductor materials in the United States

11-Feb-2021 - Merck announced an investment of €18 million at its site in Tempe, Arizona, USA. Merck previously leased the 28,000 square-meter facility from Lexington Tempe L.P. This investment gives Merck the flexibility to invest in its production facilities and strengthen its R&D capabilities in its global ...

Changes in the leadership team of Performance Materials

Merck announced another milestone of its transformation program “Bright Future” for the business sector Performance Materials

04-Dec-2020 - Merck announced another milestone of its transformation program “Bright Future” for the business sector Performance Materials. With effect from February 1, 2021, Benjamin Hein will take over the role of General Manager and Head of Delivery Systems and Services, Greater China & Southeast Asia. He ...

Merck Launches Seed Fund for Startups in China

RMB 100 million fund targets startups close to the three business sectors of Merck as well as new businesses

21-Oct-2019 - Merck announced an RMB 100 million (€ 13 million) seed fund targeted at startups in China. The company also officially opened its innovation hub in Shanghai and announced plans to officially open a second innovation hub in Guangzhou in November. “Our RMB 100 million China seed fund underlines our ...

Merck Opens Application Phase for Next Accelerator

Startups can apply for programs at Merck headquarters in Darmstadt or in China

07-Jun-2019 - Merck announced that it has opened the next round of applications for startup companies to participate in the global Merck Accelerator program. Startups can choose to participate in one of the two programs, either at the company’s Innovation Center at global headquarters in Darmstadt or at its ...

Changes within the leadership team at Merck Performance Materials

30-Nov-2018 - Merck announced changes within the leadership team of its Performance Materials business sector. Effective January 1, 2019, Dorothea Wenzel will lead the Surface Solutions business unit within Performance Materials. Benjamin Hein will succeed her as Head of Strategy & Transformation within ...

Merck Paves the Way for its Innovation Hub in Southern China

Company signed agreement with Guangzhou Development District

12-Nov-2018 - Merck signed an agreement with the Guangzhou Development District on innovation development in Southern China. Pursuant to this agreement, Merck will establish an innovation hub in Guangzhou scheduled to open September 2019. “China is a major innovation hotspot and one of our most important ...

Spaced-out nanotwins make for stronger metals

06-Nov-2018 - Researchers from Brown University and the Institute of Metals Research at the Chinese Academy of Sciences have found a new way to use nanotwins -- tiny linear boundaries in a metal's atomic lattice that have identical crystalline structures on either side -- to make stronger metals. The ...

Merck Aims to Return to Profitable Growth as of 2019

Performance Materials realigns R&D

16-Oct-2018 - Merck expects strong growth impetus starting next year, as the company reported to analysts and investors at its Capital Markets Day. “2018 has been a challenging year for Merck. We have made future-oriented decisions that will lead to profitable growth as of next year,” said Stefan Oschmann, ...