History
The history of the plant can be traced back to Werner and Amelung, who founded a factory for processing the secondary products of charcoal production in the middle of the 19th century.
1856 |
First production in Mainz / Germany. |
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1865 |
Chemical Industry Association in Mainz
(Verein für Chemische Industrie). |
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1876 |
Industrial production of vinegar essence. |
| 1895 |
First production of Formaldehyde. |
| 1931 |
Takeover by Degussa AG. |
| 1934 |
First Paraformaldehyde production. |
| 1947 |
Start of Hexamethylene tetramine production. |
| 1968 |
Opening of the large scale production facility for Paraformaldehyde. |
| 1977 |
First Cyanates production. |
| 1999 |
Establishment of Methanova GmbH. |
| 2000 |
Capacity expansion for Hexamethylene tetramine. |
| 2003 |
INEOS acquires Methanova and forms INEOS Paraform. |