Matthias Zachert

Founded in 1982, Aventis Pharma SARL is a French pharmaceutical company that manufactures pharmaceuticals. Part of Sanofi, the private company is based in Antony, France.

Kamps AG owns and operates bakeries. Its retail bakeries segment accounts for selling brands which include Golden Toast and Lieken Urkorn through grocery stores and self-service venues such as convenience stores and gas stations. The products of the group include rolls, snacks, cakes, pastries and biscuits. The group serves markets in Germany, France, the Netherlands and southern european countries. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Dusseldorf, Germany.

E. Merck KG operates as a holding company with interest in pharmaceutical preparations. It acts as a general partner that holds the majority of shares of the public company Merck KGaA. Merck KG is the parent company of all Merck companies yet it does not have any operating businesses itself. It makes the entrepreneurial policy decisions for the Merck Group. The company is headquartered in Darmstadt, Germany.

LANXESS India Pvt Ltd. manufactures, develops and distributes specialty chemicals, plastics, rubber and intermediates. The firm's products include poly-butadiene rubber, butyl rubber, engineering plastics, chemical intermediates and performance chemicals. The firm provides services to agriculture, automotive, construction, water treatment, leather and plastics markets. The company was founded in February 20, 2004 and is headquartered in Thane, India.

LANXESS Corp. manufactures rubber, rubber chemicals and rubber products. It business units includes advanced industrial intermediates, additives, urethane systems, inorganic pigments, leather and saltigo. The firm engages in the development, manufacture and sale of plastics, rubber, specialty chemicals and intermediates. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.