ALTANA: Acquisition of Rockwood's rheology business completed

Sales rise to €1,9 billion

04-Oct-2013 - Germany

ALTANA has completed the acquisition of the rheology business of Rockwood Holdings, Inc.. The acquisition was announced on July 28, 2013. The relevant antitrust authorities have approved the acquisition. With the acquisition ALTANA's sales are expected to reach about €1.9 billion per annum. "The acquisition not only opens up new growth opportunities, it also emphasizes our strategy focusing on profitable growth and is fully in line with all our acquisition criteria," stated Dr. Matthias L. Wolfgruber.

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