RuTGERS Chemicals GmbH is an internationally active base chemicals company within the RAG Group. RÜTGERS Chemicals is Europe’s leading producer of tar chemicals and a global raw materials supplier to the flourishing aluminum and steel industries.

At its headquarters in Castrop-Rauxel, RÜTGERS Chemicals operates the world’s largest tar refining plant; other advanced refineries are in operation in Belgium and Canada. The Aromatics Business Area produces pitches from coal tar for the aluminum and steel industries as well as industrial oils and naphthalene for other sectors of industry. The Downstream Activities Business Area pools the processing competence of RÜTGERS Chemicals.

Processed tar products are indispensable as additives for the tire and concrete industries, as intermediates for the dyestuffs industry and in adhesives and sealing compounds throughout the world. RÜTGERS Chemicals transforms comprehensive expertise into innovative customer-oriented research and development work. Comprehensive service and logistics services have made RÜTGERS Chemicals a partner of choice for global industries where constantly high quality levels and reliable deliveries are essential.

Throughout the world, RÜTGERS Chemicals employs about 1150 specialists, with intelligently networked production facilities at eight sites in Europe and North America supplying chemicals to customers throughout the world by road, rail and sea. All the production facilities are in accordance with the most stringent safety and environmental standards.

Organized as a medium-sized company, RÜTGERS Chemicals is well positioned to react rapidly and flexibly to the requirements of the marketplace. The company’s business is characterized by secure raw materials management, customer relations that have developed over the decades and long-term delivery contracts. Expertise developed over 150 years, the continuous development of advanced technology and considerable innovative power have made RÜTGERS Chemicals the world’s leading supplier of refined tar products. RÜTGERS Chemicals is continually expanding its position on world markets with an expansion strategy targeting growth regions.