crenox GmbH

About crenox

crenox GmbH is a manufacturer specializing in the development, production, marketing and distribution of chemical products, with a focus on high-quality titanium dioxide (TiO2) products including associated intermediate and by-products. TiO2 has been produced at the Krefeld-Uerdingen site since 1957; after several renamings (Kerr-McGee Pigments GmbH, Tronox Pigments GmbH), the company was renamed crenox GmbH in 2010. The TiO2 products are used in paints, coatings, plastics and papers as well as in the manufacture of catalysts and electroceramic parts. Around 550 employees ensure the provision of products of consistent quality. In 2012, following a period of external administration, the company was acquired by Sachtleben Chemie GmbH (Duisburg); the site and all jobs were retained.

Site

Krefeld

Materials

Titanium dioxide (TiO2)

Founded

2001

Employees

550

Industries

Paints, Coatings, Plastics, Paper, Catalysts, Electroceramics

1. 01

   Development

2. 02

   Production

3. 03

Products and Processes

Sites

History

1. 1957

   Start of TiO2 production at the Krefeld-Uerdingen site

2. 1998

   Registered in France (17.08.1998)

3. 2001

   Entered in the commercial register (04.10.2001), previously Kerr-McGee Pigments GmbH

4. 2003

   Capital of €500,000; domination and profit-and-loss transfer agreement with Kerr-McGee Chemical GmbH

5. 2006

   Renamed Tronox Pigments GmbH

6. 2009

   Insolvency / external administration from March 2009 (liquidation 05.06.2009)

7. 2010

   Renamed crenox GmbH (19.04.2010); cooperation agreement with Ruhr University Bochum

8. 2012

   Acquisition by Sachtleben Chemie GmbH (Duisburg) as of 01.07.2012; all approx. 550 employees and the site retained

9. 2020

   Deleted from the commercial register (02.11.2020); word mark 'crenox' 2021