Our Inorganics Speciality Chemicals Division is one of the world's leading producers of high-purity and ultra-high-purity synthetic speciality aluminas and related products such as silica-aluminas, hydrotalcites and spinels. Our customers value our aluminas for their particularly high level of chemical purity and high dispersibility as well as the fact that key characteristics including pore volume, particle size and specific surface area can be adapted to their specific requirements. Our portfolio comprises more than 400 customised product specifications.
Our products are used in a wide range of applications such as catalyst supports in the automotive industry, in chemicals and refineries, plastic additives and high-performance abrasives. They also play a vital role in the manufacture of synthetic sapphires for the production of LED lights and scratch-resistant glass for watches, checkout scanners and consumer electronics. The catalysts branch comprises the development, production and marketing of gas-to-liquid catalysts and related products.