Alfred Oberholz

Evonik Operations GmbH manufactures specialty chemicals. The company was founded on August 23, 2000 and is headquartered in Weatherford, TX.

Nexeon Ltd. develops novel battery technology and silicon anodes. It is a battery materials and licensing company developing silicon anodes for the next generation of lithium-ion battery. The firm's silicon anodes enable significantly greater Li-ion battery capacity to be achieved, providing lighter batteries with more power and longer lifetime between charges. The company was founded by Mino Green and Paul David Atherton on February 22, 2006 and is headquartered in Abingdon, the United Kingdom.

RUETGERS Chemicals AG manufactures plastics, chemicals, and binding materials used in electronics and automobiles. It specializes in the manufacture of basic and specialty chemical products. The company manufactures industrial chemical products such as aromatics, petroleum products, organic intermediates, and pharmaceuticals. The company was founded in 1964 and is headquartered in Castrop-Rauxel, Germany.

Degussa AG is the world's third largest producer of precious metals. The company operates three divisions; precious metals and banking, which is involved in precious metals trading, production of precious metals and the manufacture of precious metal compounds and products in addition to operating its own bank, 'Degussa Bank', which is a universal bank providing traditional banking services. Chemical products is the second division and is involved in manufacturing fine and special chemicals, rubbers, pigments and chemical catalysts. The third and final division, health and nutrition is involved in manufacturing pharmaceuticals, dental chemicals and fodder additives. The company has subsidiaries in Germany, other European countries, USA, Brazil, Singapore, Japan and South Korea.