The Degussa-Hüls logo

The future company logo, to be used following the merger with Hüls AG, Marl, was presented on December 18, 1998 at the Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting of Degussa AG, Frankfurt. A word logo had been chosen, combining both companies’ names, with an eye not only to global linguistic and cultural acceptance, but also to universal usability. The two names were connected by a hyphen, the typical symbol of chemical language, thereby presenting the imminent company merger as a chemical process.

The lifespan of the Degussa-Hüls AG logo was a short one - from February 8, 1999 to February 11, 2001. The company's further merger with SKW Trostberg AG into Degussa AG, Dusseldorf, meant that a new company logo had to be created.