Altana

For other uses, see Altana (disambiguation).

ALTANA AG
Company typeAktiengesellschaft
IndustryChemicals
Founded1977
FounderHerbert Quandt
Headquarters
Wesel
,
Germany
Key people
  • Martin Babilas, CEO[1]
  • Dr. Matthias L. Wolfgruber, Chair, Supervisory Board[2]
  • Susanne Klatten - sole owner and deputy chairman[3]
Revenue€ 3 billion (2022)[4]
Number of employees
7,000 (2022)[4]
Subsidiaries
Websitewww.altana.com

Altana AG (styled as ALTANA) is a German chemical company headquartered in Wesel. It was created in 1977, as a result of spinning off divisions from the Varta Group.[5][self-published source] The first CEO was Herbert Quandt.

The group comprises the divisions BYK (coating additives and instruments), Eckart (metal effect pigments and metallic printing inks), Elantas (insulation materials for the electrical and electronics industries) and Actega (coatings and sealant compounds for the packaging industry).

The Altana Group has 48 production facilities and 63 service and research laboratories worldwide. In 2022, the company, with about 7,000 employees, posted revenues of over €3 billion.[4]

  1. ^ AG, ALTANA. "Martin Babilas - ALTANA AG". www.altana.com. Archived from the original on 1 October 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  2. ^ AG, ALTANA. "Supervisory Board - ALTANA AG". www.altana.com. Archived from the original on 8 March 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  3. ^ "Forbes". Forbes. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "Altana Corporate Report 2022" Archived 30 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine, altana.com. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  5. ^ AG, ALTANA. "History - ALTANA AG". www.altana.com.