From its very beginning, the specialty chemicals group Clariant has been in a continual process of transformation. This, the first book-length study of the company, gives an insightful account of its historical foundations, starting with the successful merger between the two major corporations that would become Clariant: Sandoz and Hoechst. Drawing on eyewitness accounts and interviews, Anna Balint shows that Clariant, with bold plans for the future, draws its lessons from history.

From its very beginning, the specialty chemicals group Clariant has been in a continual process of transformation. This, the first book-length study of the company, gives an insightful account of its historical foundations, starting with the successful merger between the two major corporations that would become Clariant: Sandoz and Hoechst. Drawing on eyewitness accounts and interviews, Anna Balint shows that Clariant, with bold plans for the future, draws its lessons from history.

From its very beginning, the specialty chemicals group Clariant has been in a continual process of transformation. This, the first book-length study of the company, gives an insightful account of its historical foundations, starting with the successful merger between the two major corporations that would become Clariant: Sandoz and Hoechst. Drawing on eyewitness accounts and interviews, Anna Balint shows that Clariant, with bold plans for the future, draws its lessons from history.