The new Degussa logo

The February 2001 merger between Degussa-Hüls AG and SKW Trostberg AG created the new Degussa AG, a global leader in the specialty chemical industry, with its headquarters in Dusseldorf.

With integration in mind, the new logo deliberately incorporated existing elements of the predecessor companies: the former Degussa contributed the name, the blue color came from the logo of the former Hüls AG, while SKW added the dot from its old logo.

The dot also had another significance, reflecting the management principles of the new Degussa and its decentralized organization. To quote Dr. Utz-Hellmuth Felcht, CEO of the new company: "No matter what division an employee works in, no matter what trademark a product carries, whether it's manufacturing or selling - it all comes down to one group: Degussa."