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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. History.
Es wurde 1863 im damals nassauischen Höchst am Main gegründet und wuchs bis zum Ersten Weltkrieg zu einem Weltunternehmen. 1925 fusionierte es mit anderen Unternehmen zur I.G. Farbenindustrie AG und wurde 1951 nach der Entflechtung der I.G. Farben neu gegründet.
The Hoechst Group is an international network of innovative and customer-oriented companies, which are among the top three suppliers in the pharmaceutical, agricultural, and industrial chemical centers of Europe, the Americas, and Asia. We are aiming for above-average return on capital employed. Company History:
In 1999, Hoechst AG – now largely consisting of its pharmaceutical arm, Hoechst Marion Roussel, and its agricultural subsidiary, Hoechst Schering AgrEvo – merged with France's Rhône-Poulenc to form Aventis.
Hoechst AG acquires Celanese Corporation for $2.85 billion. After the approval of the friendly takeover by U.S. regulators on February 20, 1987, Celanese and American Hoechst Corporation join forces to form Hoechst Celanese Corporation in the U.S. Celanese strengthens Hoechst’s fiber, organic chemical and specialty chemical businesses.
Chemical Manufacturing. Frankfurt-Höchst, Hesse 6,205 followers. Hoechst AG in Frankfurt am Main was one of the three largest chemical and pharmaceutical companies in Germany. View all...
Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft, former German chemical concern founded in 1863 in the Höchst quarter of Frankfurt am Main. Originally a producer of dyestuffs, it had become, by the late 20th century, one of the world’s largest producers of pharmaceuticals.
