Holding
Establishment of PCC AG through a carve-out from Petro Carbo Chem Rohstoffhandelsgesellschaft mbH. The company headquarters is the PCC Villa, likewise in the Duisburg district of Homberg.
PCC purchases the production plant Zakład Syntezy, known today as PCC Synteza S.A., located in the Polish town of Kędzierzyn-Koźle. This marks an important step in the development of PCC, with this site still being used today for the production of nonylphenol, a feedstock used e.g. for the manufacture of industrial cleaners and for inkjet printer cartridge charging, and dodecylphenol, an additive used in oil upgrading.
PCC AG issues the first bond on October 1st.
Energy
PCC GmbH commences electricity supply activities from countries in Central and Eastern Europe to Group companies in Germany. The supplies amount to 1.4 billion kilowatt-hours in the first trading year.
