Degussa is the global market leader in specialty chemicals. Our innovative products and system solutions make an indispensable contribution to our customers' success, which we sum up by our claim "creating essentials". In fiscal 2004 Degussa's 45,000 employees worldwide generated sales of 11.2 billion euros and operating profits (EBIT) of 965 million euros.Building Blocks Business Unit:The Building Blocks Business Unit focuses on high-quality synthetic building blocks and intermediates. Its activities are based on the continuous development and refinement of a broad range of products using the instruments of technological