Specialty Materials

The Specialty Materials Reporting Segment comprises Degussa’s'high-performance material businesses, which enjoy leading positions as a result of superior material, processing and application expertise. Many of the products are manufactured from methyl methacrylate (MMA) in a Verbund, an integrated production network. The competitive advantages of the integrated production network, the Verbund, enable the Business Units to systematically tap into application markets in specialty areas such as pharmaceutical polymers and optical electronics.

This Reporting Segment includes the Business Units:

• Coatings & Colorants
• High Performance Polymers
• Methacrylates
• Specialty Acrylics