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And he got a job at Ralston Purina; from there, took a job at a German company called Degussa, which is a chemical company.
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Evonik is a relatively recent invention, but its main business -- a chemical maker formerly called Degussa -- has a history that dates to the mid-19th century.
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The company is still digesting four large acquisitions made since 2006 — Engelhard, Degussa Construction Chemicals, Switzerland's Ciba Holding AG and speciality chemicals maker Cognis GmbH.
BASF Earnings May Signal Chemical Sector's Strength Harriet Torry 2011
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Degussa, Germany's largest producer of amalgam and the world's largest producer of metals for dentistry, completely shut down its amalgam production after a federal court ruled that dentists who used it faced legal liability.
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Degussa, Germany's largest producer of amalgam and the world's largest producer of metals for dentistry, completely shut down its amalgam production after a federal court ruled that dentists who used it faced legal liability.
THE MERCURY MISCHIEF: As Obama Warns of Hazards, the FDA Approves Mercury Dental Fillings 2009
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It also reveals pollution caused by some global chemical giants, such as DuPont, Degussa and Ciba.
Global Corporations Blacklisted for Pollution | Impact Lab 2007
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During the war, Degussa employed slave laborers, including some concentration-camp victims, in its factories.
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Degussa discovered this in 2003, when word spread that it was supplying the antigraffiti coating for Berlin's Holocaust memorial.
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Degussa has acknowledged its involvement with the Nazis and has paid millions of dollars to a fund for former slave laborers.
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In World War II, Degussa played an important role in the Nazi effort to exterminate the Jews.
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