LANXESS completes acquisition of Emerald Kalama Chemical
In 2025, Emerald Kalama Chemical generated global sales of around USD 425 million (EUR 375 million) and EBITDA pre-exceptionals of around USD 90 million (EUR 80 million). Seventy-five percent of sales were attributable to business with specialty products for the consumer care market, especially products for flavors and fragrances, as well as
Emerald Kalama Chemical building a future on safer plastics
Sarah Strother, a senior technician at Emerald Kalama Chemical, mixes up a test batch of plasticizer in the company's research lab. After two minutes in the oven, the plasticizer emerges as a thin
K-FLEX 975P Plasticizer by LANXESS (former Emerald
Emerald Kalama Chemical was acquired by LANXESS in 2025. Company LANXESS (formerly Emerald Performance Materials) produces and markets technologically advanced specialty chemicals for a broad range of food and industrial applications.
Emerald Performance Materials constructs additional
The new operation in Rotterdam will support growth in global demand for the K-Flex non-phthalate plasticizers product line, which is one of the ‘key growth platforms’ for Emerald Kalama Chemical, fuelled by demand for effective, environmentally friendly alternatives to phthalate plasticizers, says the division's president Edward T. Gotch.
Emerald Kalama Chemical
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