Cognis Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 1999

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Acquired/​Merged

  • Employees
  • 5,500

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • M&A

  • Financing Rounds
  • 7

  • Investments
  • 3

Cognis General Information

Description

Supplier of specialty chemicals and nutritional ingredients based on natural raw material based chemistry. The company provides various products such as adhesives, agrosolutions, care chemicals, coatings, emulsion polymerization, graphic arts, industrial coatings, ion-transfer technology, mining chemicals, polymer building blocks and synlubes technology. It operates through three business units namely, Care Chemicals, Nutrition and Health, and Functional Products.

Contact Information

Website
www.cognis.com
Ownership Status
Acquired/Merged
Financing Status
Formerly PE-Backed
Corporate Office
  • Postfach 13 01 64
  • Rheinpromenade 1
  • 40789 Monheim am Rhein
  • Germany
+49 02173 0000000
Primary Industry
Multi-line Chemicals
Acquirer
Corporate Office
  • Postfach 13 01 64
  • Rheinpromenade 1
  • 40789 Monheim am Rhein
  • Germany
+49 02173 0000000

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Cognis Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Valuation/
EBITDA
Post-Val Status Debt

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Cognis Patents

Cognis Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-20140221268-A1 Cleaning compositions comprising low hlb 2-propyl heptyl alcohol alkoxylates and alkyl polyglucosides Active 01-Feb-2013 00000000 0
EP-2951276-A1 Cleaning compositions comprising low hlb 2-propyl heptyl alcohol alkoxylates and alkyl polyglucosides Inactive 01-Feb-2013 000000000
US-9120998-B2 Cleaning compositions comprising low hlb 2-propyl heptyl alcohol alkoxylates and alkyl polyglucosides Inactive 01-Feb-2013 00000000 0
JP-2016510356-A Cleaning composition comprising low hlb 2-propylheptyl alcohol alkoxylate and alkyl polyglucoside Pending 01-Feb-2013 000000000
CA-2899983-A1 Cleaning compositions comprising low hlb 2-propyl heptyl alcohol alkoxylates and alkyl polyglucosides Inactive 01-Feb-2013 C11D1/662
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Cognis Signals

Growth Rate

0.80% Weekly
Growth
Weekly Growth 0.80%, 93rd %
-35.5%. 530%

Size Multiple

219x Median
Size Multiple 219x, 100th %ile
0.00x 0.95x. 413Kx

Key Data Points

Similarweb Unique Visitors

15.0K

Majestic Referring Domains

314

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Cognis Former Investors

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds Contact Info

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Cognis Investments & Acquisitions (3)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
Phyto-Source 01-Apr-2009 0000000000 Specialty Chemicals
Intermed Discovery 03-Mar-2008 00000 0000 Agricultural Chemicals 0000000 0
Napro Pharma 05-Jun-2006 Buyout/LBO Food Products 00000000
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Cognis Subsidiaries (1)

Company Name Industry Location Founded
Cognis UK (Bisomer Monomer and Conventional Contact Lens Business) Other Materials Cheadle, United Kingdom 0000
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Cognis FAQs

  • When was Cognis founded?

    Cognis was founded in 1999.

  • Where is Cognis headquartered?

    Cognis is headquartered in Monheim am Rhein, Germany.

  • What is the size of Cognis?

    Cognis has 5,500 total employees.

  • What industry is Cognis in?

    Cognis’s primary industry is Multi-line Chemicals.

  • Is Cognis a private or public company?

    Cognis is a Private company.

  • What is the current valuation of Cognis?

    The current valuation of Cognis is 00000.

  • What is Cognis’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for Cognis is 00000.

  • How much funding has Cognis raised over time?

    Cognis has raised $2.57B.

  • Who are Cognis’s investors?

    Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Permira, and SV Health Investors have invested in Cognis.

  • When was Cognis acquired?

    Cognis was acquired on 10-Dec-2010.

  • Who acquired Cognis?

    Cognis was acquired by BASF.

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