Hoechst
Hoechst AG (German pronunciation: [ˈhøːçst] ) was a German chemicals, later life sciences, company that became Aventis Deutschland after its merger with France's Rhône-Poulenc S.A. in 1999.
Basic Information
- Category: pharmaceutical industry
- Founded: 1863
- Headquarters: Frankfurt
- Website: http://www.hoechst.de/
Documented Facts
- Email: kontakt@hoechst.de (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
- Founded: 1863 (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
- Dissolved: 1999 (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
- Employees: 9,200 (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
- Website: http://www.hoechst.de/ (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
- Headquarters: Frankfurt (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
- Founded by: Adolf von Brüning, Eugen Lucius, Wilhelm Meister (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
- Industry: pharmaceutical industry (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
- Parent company: Sanofi (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
- Country: Germany (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
- Subsidiaries: Abieta Chemie, Behringwerke, Cassella (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
Evidence and Sources
- Hoechst — Official Site (official)
- Hoechst on instagram (social)
- Hoechst on linkedin (social)
- Hoechst — Wikipedia (reference)
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- Recorded profile date: 2026-04-21
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Hoechst AG (German pronunciation: [ˈhøːçst] ) was a German chemicals, later life sciences, company that became Aventis Deutschland after its merger with France's Rhône-Poulenc S.A. in 1999.
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