Stahl acquired Clariant’s Leather Services Business to become the leading company in chemicals for leather products and performance coatings

1 May 2014

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Waalwijk, the Netherlands,

Stahl,

headquartered in the Netherlands,

announced today that it has acquired

Clariant’s Leather Services Business.

Stahl is a specialist in high quality chemicals,

such as dyes and coatings for leather,

as well as performance coatings

for all kind of materials.

Stahl has taken over all activities of

Clariant’s Leather Services Business,

including manufacturing sites

in Germany, Italy and India and

laboratories in several other locations.

Next to that, approximately 570 Clariant employees

entered into Stahl’s employment.

Thanks to the acquisition,

Stahl now covers the entire leather processing chain. 

With more than 1,800 employees

at 11 manufacturing sites and

38 laboratories in 23 countries,

Stahl is expected to realise

an annual turnover of over 600 million euro.

“Thanks to the acquisition,

 we have become the leading market player in

 chemicals for leather products

 in terms of knowledge, expertise and

 range of technical solutions”,

said Huub van Beijeren,

CEO of Stahl.

“As we expand our market and product coverage,

 we are able to boost our innovation power,

 sustainability expertise and service levels.

 This enables us to respond even better

 to our clients’ needs.”

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