International Business

Since its acquisition of Adisseo in France in 2006, ChemChina has grown into an international company. It has hired 52,000 overseas employees for nine overseas subsidiaries.

2006

ChemChina acquired

Qenos, an Australian manufacturer and supplier of polyethylene plastics and specialty polymers, and France-headquartered

Adisseo, one of the global leaders in animal nutrition solutions.

2007

ChemChina took over Bluestar

Silicones in France, a leading supplier of organic silicone and sulphide.

2008

Blackstone Group in the United States bought a stake in Bluestar, and became a strategic partner of ChemChina.

2011

ChemChina acquired Israel-based Adama, a leading off-patent crop protection solutions company, and bought the Norwegian silicon business of Elkem.

2013

ChemChina (Singapore) Pte Ltd was established and a petroleum trade platform was built.

2015

ChemChina DMCC in Dubai and ChemChina UK

Limited petrol trade platforms were established. The company acquired a majority share of

Pirelli, and acquired Norway-based REC Solar.

2016

ChemChina bought a stake in Swiss energy and commodities trader Mercuria, and acquired Germanybased KraussMaffei, a leading manufacturer of systems for plastic and rubber production and processing.