Hoechst AG ( German pronunciation: [ˈhøːçst] ) was a German chemicals , later life sciences, company that became Aventis Deutschland after its merger with France's Rhône-Poulenc S.A. in 1999. With the new company's 2004 merger with Sanofi-Synthélabo , it became a subsidiary of the resulting Sanofi-Aventis pharmaceuticals group.
24-428: Hoechst , Hochst , or Höchst may refer to: Hoechst AG , a former German life-sciences company Hoechst stain , one of a family of fluorescent DNA-binding compounds Höchst (Frankfurt am Main) , a city district of Frankfurt am Main, Germany Frankfurt Höchst station , its railway station SG 01 Hoechst , German association football club Höchst im Odenwald ,
48-582: A community in Hesse, Germany Höchst, Austria , a municipality in Vorarlberg, Austria Nicole Höchst (born 1970), German politician for the Alternative for Germany Hochst. taxonomic author abbreviation of Christian Ferdinand Friedrich Hochstetter (1787–1860), German botanist Battle of Höchst (1622), fought between Catholic and Protestant armies Battle of Höchst (1795) , fought between
72-590: A division of Wacker Chemie AG has appointed Peter Summo (48) as its next president, effective 1 October. Summo previously headed the engineering silicones business unit at Wacker Silicones. He is succeeding Arno von der Eltz, who is retiring on this date. In early 2009, Wacker announced plans to construct a new solar-grade polysilicon production facility in Charleston , a small city in Bradley County, Tennessee . Groundbreaking occurred on April 8, 2011, and
96-475: A plant worker were transported to a local hospital with unspecified injuries. A firefighter and four sheriff's deputies were also treated for heat-related symptoms and later released. The following day, officials from TOSHA announced a temporary shutdown of the plant pending investigation. Five days later, an environmental sensor detected elevated levels of an unnamed substance prompting a shelter-in-place order for emergency workers involved in cleanup efforts within
120-455: A press-conference attempting to allay fears, and urging residents to sign up for the county's non-emergency text-messaging service. At the end of 2007, Wacker took over vinyl acetate/ethylene operations from Air Products Polymers . Consequently, it took full ownership of the activities in Allentown, Pennsylvania , and Calvert City, Kentucky . The biggest production site of Wacker Chemie
144-463: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Hoechst AG The company was founded in 1863 as "Teerfarbenfabrik Meister, Lucius & Co." in Höchst , near Frankfurt and changed its name some years later to "Teerfarbenfabrik Meister Lucius & Brüning". In 1880, it became a stock company "Farbwerke vorm. Meister Lucius & Brüning AG". For
168-658: The Oil Campaign of World War II . Its managers in charge were prosecuted along with other IG Farben managers — during the Nuremberg trials — in the IG Farben trial for their role in the exploitation of enslaved laborers and for testing drugs on concentration camp prisoners. 1951 — Hoechst AG was re-founded on December 7 in Frankfurt when IG Farben was split into its founder companies. The original capitalization of
192-731: The American chemical company Celanese and formed a new Hoechst subsidiary in the US, Hoechst Celanese. 1988 — Hoechst AG sold Berger, Jenson and Nicholson Ltd to Williams Holdings . 1995 — Hoechst merges with Marion Merrell Dow of Kansas City , Missouri forming U.S. subsidiary Hoechst Marion Roussel (HMR). 1997 — Hoechst underwent a realignment wherein its various businesses were transferred to independent companies, including Nutrinova and Clariant . 1999 (December 7) — Hoechst and Rhône-Poulenc settle Federal Trade Commission charges that merger would violate U.S. antitrust laws; 1999 — Aventis
216-593: The Habsburg Austrian and French Republican armies Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Hoechst . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hoechst&oldid=1086585743 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
240-774: The Third Reich. New York: Cambridge University Press. Wacker Chemie Wacker Chemie AG is a German multinational chemical company which was founded in 1914 by Alexander Wacker. The company is controlled by the Wacker family holding more than 50 percent of the shares. The corporation operates more than 25 production sites in Europe , Asia , and the Americas . The product range includes silicone rubbers , polymer products like ethylene vinyl acetate redispersible polymer powder, chemical materials, polysilicon and wafers for
264-498: The Wacker Polymers business division in 1920. In 1928 it began producing vinyl acetate and polyvinyl acetate . The PVC manufacturing process was developed in 1935 by Herbert Berg, which was sold in 2000. Silicones at Wacker began to be produced in 1947 and silane production came later in 1949. In April 1953, Wacker became a limited liability private company and was renamed to Wacker-Chemie GmbH. Eduard Enk started
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#1732779652113288-573: The Wacker semiconductor business in 1953 and produced its first silicon rod two years later. In 1960, a new facility was built in Cologne for the 2nd Wacker process. In 1978, Wacker Siltronic Corporation was founded in Portland , Oregon and in 1983 expansion of the company began in Asia with the addition of facilities there. In 1987, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Wacker Chemie AG, DRAWIN Vertriebs GmbH
312-431: The chemical company Teerfarbenfabrik Meister, Lucius & Co. which eventually became Hoechst AG. He was the great-grandfather of William von Meister , one of the founders of Control Video Corporation which later became America Online . Pascal Soriot (the now-chief executive of AstraZeneca) held positions with the organisation from 1989 up until 2006, through Aventis. Stephan H. Lindner. Inside IG Farben: Hoechst During
336-489: The company was 100,000 Deutsche Mark . By 1953, Hoechst had acquired parts of Knapsack-Griesheim, Kalle AG [ de ] , Behring Werke, Wacker Chemie and Ruhr Chemie, among others. 1957 — Signed a technical cooperation contract with Handok Pharmaceuticals In South Korea 1964 — Handok Pharmaceuticals Joint Venture Partner In South Korea 1969 — Hoechst acquired Cassella . 1970 — Hoechst AG took over Berger, Jenson and Nicholson Ltd . 1987 — Hoechst acquired
360-413: The facility. During the explosion event, local officials instructed residents to shelter indoors with their windows closed and HVAC systems turned off. Nearby residents complained of respiratory distress, as well as an odd taste in their mouths. This led to speculation in both local and social media that the cloud contained high-concentration hydrochloric acid, despite media reports to the contrary. For
384-481: The international market the name was simplified to "Farbwerke Hoechst AG". Until 1925, the Hoechst AG was independent. In 1916, the Hoechst AG was one of the co-founders of IG Farben , an advocacy group of Germany's chemicals industry to gain industrial power during and after World War I. In 1925, IG Farben turned from an advocacy group into the well-known conglomerate. Various Hoechst facilities were bombed during
408-527: The plant became operational in April 2016, costing approximately US$ 2.5 billion and making it the largest-ever single private investment in the state of Tennessee. In June 2017, a US$ 150 million secondary expansion was announced that would allow the plant to manufacture pyrogenic silica . This expansion was completed in October 2019, adding 50 new jobs to the plant. On September 7, 2017, a massive explosion in
432-495: The plant's hydrogen recovery unit resulted in the release of a steam cloud which could be seen for several miles, as well as the environmental release of low-concentration hydrochloric acid . Due to initial concerns about the composition of the cloud, local officials closed a section of I-75 between nearby Cleveland and Calhoun , as well as nearby State Route 308 in Charleston. During the event, seven local residents, and
456-512: The semi-conductor market with wafers . Wacker Polysilicon produces hyper-pure electronic-grade polysilicon for use in electronic and solar wafers. Wacker Silicones serves end markets like construction, automobile, paints, textiles, and paper. Wacker Polymers starting with ethylene serves mainly the construction industry with redispersible powders and several other industries with dispersions. Wacker Biosolutions focuses on using bio-technological processes to serve its customers. Wacker Polymers,
480-472: The semiconductor industry. The company sells its products in more than 100 countries. As of 31 December 2015, 16,972 employees have been with Wacker. Corporate annual sales in 2015, were about 5,3 billion Euros, up 10% compared to 2014. On 13 October 1914, Alexander Wacker established "Dr. Alexander Wacker, Gesellschaft für elektrochemische Industrie KG". The production plant in Burghausen , Upper Bavaria
504-410: The week following the event, there was little-to-no communication from Wacker management or government officials, resulting in further speculation about hazardous chemicals being released into the environment. Wacker management later issued a full-page letter stating that no hazardous chemicals were released. One and a half weeks later, Bradley County Emergency Management Agency Director Troy Spence held
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#1732779652113528-538: Was constructed in 1916 and in December that year the first acetylaldehyde and acetic acid products were manufactured. The company began producing acetone products in the middle of the first World War and became a crucial producer for synthetic rubber at that time. In 1922, the first shellac was produced at the Burghausen facility. Wacker died in April that year at the age of 75. Willy O. Hermann started
552-510: Was formed when Hoechst AG merged with Rhône-Poulenc S.A. The merged company was headquartered in Strasbourg , Eastern France . As part of the merger, the company demerged many of its industrial businesses into Celanese, which became an independent company again (e.g. the engineering polymers business Ticona ). 2005 — The company became a wholly owned subsidiary of Sanofi-Aventis (now called Sanofi ). Wilhelm Meister (1827–1895) founded
576-732: Was founded in Ottobrunn , Upper Bavaria. Wacker began producing bioengineered products in 1990, which led to multiple acquisitions and the establishment of Wacker Biotech GmbH in 2005. On 10 April 2006, Wacker shares were traded for the first time on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange . Wacker celebrated its 100th anniversary in Munich 2014 and in 2015, Siltronic AG made its IPO . Wacker Chemie AG – divided into 5 divisions – derives most of its products from two main raw materials: silicon and ethylene. Siltronic supplies
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