Chemtura

<p>Chemtura Corporation was a global corporation headquartered in <a href="/facts/Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania/2bFFCCTU">Philadelphia, Pennsylvania</a>, United States, with its other principal executive office in <a href="/facts/Middlebury,_Connecticut/v2Lewnal">Middlebury, Connecticut</a>. Merged into <a href="/facts/Lanxess/9owf970o">Lanxess</a> in 2017, the company focused on <a href="/facts/Specialty_chemicals/t1EBkh0W">specialty chemicals</a> for various industrial sectors, and these were transportation (including automotive), energy, and electronics. Chemtura operated <a href="/facts/Manufacturing_plant/GPIW0snN">manufacturing plants</a> in 11 countries. Its primary markets were industrial manufacturing customers. The corporation employed approximately 2500 people for  research, manufacturing, logistics, sales and administration. Operations were located in <a href="/facts/North_America/djNjCQIl">North America</a>, <a href="/facts/Latin_America/Qmx9Jx2a">Latin America</a>, <a href="/facts/Europe/DTAtrKfh">Europe</a> and <a href="/facts/Asia/4IToYrrQ">Asia</a>. In addition, the company had significant joint ventures primarily in the <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a>. For the year ended December 31, 2015, the company's global core segment revenue was $1.61 billion. <a href="/facts/Chief_executive_officer/mg4A8y5M">Chief executive officer</a> was Craig A. Rogerson, who was also the president and chairman of the board of Chemtura Corporation. On April 21, 2017, Chemtura was acquired by the <a href="/facts/Germany/paluuWBX">German</a> chemical company <a href="/facts/Lanxess/9owf970o">Lanxess</a>.
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