Joachim Rauhut (61), chief financial officer of Wacker Chemie, will leave the company as planned when his contract expires on October 31, 2015, the Munich-based chemical group has announced.
Tobias Ohler (44), a member of the Wacker executive board member since early 2013, will step into the CFO slot on November 1.
Also with effect from Nov. 1, Christian Hartel (44), currently president of Wacker Silicones, will join the Wacker Chemie executive board.
Valerie Diele-Braun resigned from her position as CEO and member of the Executive Board of IMCD at the end of April for personal reasons.
Carbon black manufacturer Orion Engineered Carbons plans to rationalize production lines in North and South America and EMEA.
Jens Birgersson becomes new Brenntag CEO
The German Chemical Industry Association (VCI) welcomes the fact that Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, and US President Donald Trump have averted the danger of a trade war for the time being.
Honeywell will acquire Johnson Matthey's Catalyst Technologies business segment for €2.15 billion in an all-cash transaction.
