In January 1843, a precious metal refinery within the city of Frankfurt opened its doors. This was the start of what was later known as degussa. Today, after many mergers, the new degussa. is the third biggest chemical company in Germany and ranks seventh worldwide. Even more significant in terms of size degussa. today is the unchallenged global leader in the speciality chemicals sector with its corporate center based at Duesseldorf, Germany.    More .......