Kemira is a chemical industry corporation holding industry leadership positions or major market shares in pulp and paper chemicals, water treatment chemicals, industrial chemicals and paints. Kemira is headquartered in Finland, and the largest owner is the state of Finland. In pulp and paper chemicals, Kemira has the second-largest share next to Ciba. In water treatment chemicals, Kemira is the industry leader. Titanium dioxide production has been developed by Kemira. The brands of the Tikkurila paints division are market leaders in Russia. Ciba Specialty Chemicals is a chemical company based in and near Basel, Switzerland. ... Titanium dioxide, also known as titanium(IV) oxide or titania, is the naturally occurring oxide of titanium, chemical formula TiO2. ...
Kemira was originally the state chemical company, producing fertilizer. However, the corporation expanded, and the fertilizer division was separated into Kemira GrowHow.
Kemira has been using a SAP Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system for several years for financial administration, logistics, production planning and maintenance, as well as quality assurance and monitoring.
Kemira is an international chemical industry group that offers services to customers in, among other things, the pulp and paper industry, water treatment and the paint business.
Kemira employs some 10,377 people, about half of whom are based in Finland.
Kemira's status as a state-owned company restricted it from turning to the stock market for capital; instead, the company was forced to turn to banks to finance its expansion.
During this period, Kemira emerged as a world leader in water treatment chemicals, with the 1992 acquisition of Ferriklor AB of Sweden, and the creation of joint ventures in Romania, The Netherlands, Poland, the Czech Republic in 1994, Thailand in 1995, and Brazil in 1996.
Kemira launched a new strategic review at the end of the 1990s and in 1999 announced its decision to refocus itself around three core businesses—pulp and paper chemicals, paints and pigments, and water treatment chemicals.
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