Evonik completes sale of carbon black business

摘要

Essen, Germany - Evonik Industries completed the divestment of its carbon black activities on 29 July 2011, the company said in a 1 Aug announcement. The new owners are investors Rhone Capital and Triton Partners. The transaction is valued at over ?900 million. The carbon black business, which Evonik said generated sales of around ?1.2 billion in 2010, has been acquired as a whole including its some 1650 employees, about 500 of whom are based in Germany.