Tessenderlo is a Belgium-based manufacturer involved in plastics, synthetic and natural organic products, and inorganic chemicals. The company is split into three business areas of chemicals, plastics converting and specialities. 
Tessenderlo has set itself five-year strategic objectives for its portfolio of businesses. The first of these is to reduce the share of commodities to below 30% over this period. The second is to obtain a return on capital employed (ROCE) of at least 12% in all its businesses.
Resources will be made available for development in three business areas: plastics converting with emphasis on development in the countries of eastern Europe; gelatin with the aim of maintaining its position among the leaders by reinforcing its international presence; and businesses combining services and valorisation of by-products. Joint ventures will be favoured wherever it can increase its competitiveness in the main commodities.
In 2008, Tessenderlo had sales of around Euro2.8bn and 8,100 employees with around 70 industrial sites located in Europe.
ICIS Chemical Business magazine has unveiled the ICIS Top 100 Chemical Companies, with rankings based on 2008 sales.
A PDF of the ICIS Top 100 Chemical Companies is available for download on ICIS connect.
See the article and analysis of the ICIS Top 100 on ICIS news.
Key Personnel
Chairman: Gerard Marchand
Chief financial officer: Mel de Vogue
Director: Frank Coenen (starts as managing director CEO, 01/2010)
Director: Michel Nicolas
Director: Francois Schwartz
Director: Jacques Zyss
Director: Valere Croes
Director: Paul de Meester
Director: Jaak Gabriels
Director: Baudouin Michiels
Director: Bernard Pache
Director: Thierry Piessevaux
Director: Alain Siaens
Director: Karel Vinck
Director: Antoine Gendry
Director: Baron Valere Croes
(Updated July 2009)
Contacts
Tessenderlo Chemie
Rue du Trone 130
1050 Bruxelles
Belgium
Tel: +32 2639 1811
Fax: +32 2639 1999
www.tessenderlo.com
Tessenderlo
Company Structure
Tessenderlo is an international chemicals company. Tessenderlo in 1892, the company says it is ranked first in Europe and second worldwide in the manufacture of animal feed phosphates and is the leading worldwide producer of benzyl alcohol and benzyl chloride, liquid sulphur fertilisers, and sodium hydrosulphide. It is a major European producer of glycine and is the fourth largest producer of PVC compounds and the sixth largest European producer of PVC.
More about Tessenderlo Structure
Tessenderlo
Strategy & Financial Highlights
Tessenderlo has set itself 5-year strategic objectives for its portfolio of businesses. The first of these is to reduce the share of commodities to below 30% over this period. The second is to obtain a return on capital employed (ROCE) of at least 12% in all its businesses. (Edited from annual report and company website). ICIS also provides you with key financial data listed in table form.
More about Tessenderlo Strategy & Financial Highlights
News:
Get news on Tessenderlo plus the latest chemical news, information, data, market movements and analysis
in one place with ICIS news
Search:
Find details on other chemical companies and suppliers with
ICIS search
Newsletters:
ICIS offers a range of FREE e-newsletters to ensure that you don't miss out on the latest development and key market intelligence in your industry. If you want the latest news sent to your inbox, sign up for ICIS e-newsletters today.
Plants and projects:
Find out more about current and planned chemical plants and projects by subscribing to our comprehensive database