| Degussa GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of the RAG Group, is a multinational corporation consistently aligned to high-margin specialty chemistry including specialty materials like nanomaterials. Degussa is well positioned as the global leader in specialty chemicals. Their strategy is to occupy leading market positions in all their businesses. Based on this solid foundation, further development focuses on ambitious growth and profitability targets. Some 20 percent of Degussa sales revenue is based on products and technologies that are less than five years old. The Science-to-Business Center Nanotronics (which develops nanomaterials-based system solutions for the electronics industry) and the new Science-to-Business Center Bio (for white biotechnology) are the latest flagships of Degussa research operations. |