Hans-Helmut Heymann

Cognis Corp. manufactures and supplies natural-sourced chemicals and nutritional ingredients. It provides solutions for other industries, such as coatings and inks, lubricants, textiles and plastics, as well as agriculture and mining. The company was founded in 1865 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, OH.

Cognis BV manufactures chemicals based natural oils and animal fats. It develops products and solutions for personal care, home care, and nutrition products for industrial markets. The company was founded in December 1999 is headquartered in Roermond, the Netherlands.

Cognis GmbH is a supplier of specialty chemicals and nutritional ingredients. Their products are used in industrial markets encompassing home care, nutrition and health, ion-transfer technology and institutional cleaning. The company was founded in 1999 and is based in Monheim am Rhein, Germany.