PCC-News
Scheduled roof reconstruction completed at the filter house of the silicon metal plant
Duisburg/Húsavík (Iceland), September 18, 2020. Already in August, the roof reconstruction at the filter house of the silicon metal plant of PCC BakkiSilicon hf. has been completed by the plant manufacturer. At our Húsavík [...]
PCC and PETRONAS Chemicals Group plan joint production of specialty chemicals in Malaysia
Duisburg / Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), September 11, 2020 – PCC SE and PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad (PCG) plan to establish a joint production of specialty chemicals in Malaysia, whereby PCC SE is selling 50% of [...]
PCC Prodex increases production by over 150% compared to last year
Duisburg/Essen (Germany), September 4, 2020. PCC Prodex GmbH in Essen has recorded a significant increase in incoming orders for polishing discs since May 2020. By the end of August, this Group company has increased [...]
Quarterly Report 2/2020 of the PCC Group now available online
Duisburg, in August 2020. Quarterly Report 2/2020 of the PCC Group detailing the main events and business developments affecting our group of companies in the second quarter of 2020 and providing the half-year figures as [...]
PCC Intermodal S.A. increases transport volumes back to pre-corona level
Duisburg/Gdynia (Poland), August 21, 2020. Since the beginning of the third quarter, the volumes in the intermodal transport sector have risen continuously and are now back at the pre-corona level. From August, PCC Intermodal S.A. [...]
DME facility reaches continuous operation
Duisburg/Pervomaysky (Russia) August 21, 2020. Our Russian joint venture DME Aerosol displays a positive trend: In July, the company was able to deliver almost 600 tons of high-purity dimethyl ether (DME) to various customers [...]
Start of the sheduled roof reconstruction at our silicon metal plant in Iceland
Duisburg/Húsavík (Iceland), August 14, 2020. In Húsavík, on August 6, 2020, the plant manufacturer started the roof reconstruction at the filter house of the silicon metal plant of PCC BakkiSilicon hf. At the same time, [...]
PCC Trade & Services GmbH registers recovering demand for raw materials
Duisburg, August 7, 2020. PCC Trade & Services GmbH, the largest trading company in our Group, this weekend will load around 30,000 tons of Russian coke breeze and anthracite in the Finnish port of Koverhar [...]
Scheduled reconstruction of the roof of our silicon metal plant in Iceland
Duisburg/Húsavík (Iceland), July 31, 2020. PCC BakkiSilicon hf., Húsavík, also switched off the second of two electric arc furnaces of our silicon metal plant on July 26, 2020. This serves to prepare the rehabilitation of [...]
PCC is launching GREENLINE, a high-quality product series for sustainable chemistry
Duisburg, July 24, 2020. The chemical companies of the PCC Group have developed a product portfolio of sustainable chemicals under the brand name GREENLINE. Green chemistry includes chemical products and applications that can be [...]
July issue of “PCC ChemNews” – the PCC magazine
Duisburg, July 2020. You can find out more about our extensive activities in the current edition of our PCC magazine “PCC ChemNews”. The trilingual magazine is published in English, Polish and German by our [...]
PCC Group Annual Report 2019 available
Duisburg, July 22, 2020. The 2019 annual report of the PCC Group is now available also in its English translation as a PDF download (the German version was posted on May 22, 2020). > [...]
PCC quartzite quarry in Poland with good order situation
Duisburg, July 17, 2020. Due to the imminent production stop of our silicon metal plant in Iceland, which will last for several weeks, PCC BakkiSilicon hf., Húsavík, will continue to purchase significantly less quartzite [...]
Silicon Metal plant in Iceland with a temporary production stop due to scheduled reconstruction and Covid-19
Duisburg/Húsavík (Iceland), July 3, 2020. PCC BakkiSilicon hf. will temporarily shut down also the second arc furnace of our silicon metal plant in Iceland in July. This serves to prepare the rehabilitation of the [...]
Pooling of our activities in the field of specialty chemicals in Germany
Duisburg, June 26, 2020. Our two new specialty companies, PolyU GmbH and PCC Specialties GmbH, both launched in 2018 and fully owned by PCC SE, are making slower process than expected. This year, the [...]
Dimethyl Ether plant in Russia completes ISO audit
Duisburg / Pervomaysky (Russia), June 12, 2020. Our Russian subsidiary DME Aerosol has successfully completed the certification audit of its integrated management system according to the requirements of ISO 9001:2015. With this new qualification, [...]
PCC SE sends PCC disinfectants as a gift to direct investors
Duisburg, June 12, 2020. As a present, PCC SE has sent each a bottle of the hand disinfectant "Anti-Virus Hands" to all of its direct investors. The disinfectant from our Polish consumer goods manufacturer [...]
PCC Trade & Services GmbH concludes major orders for anthracite deliveries
Duisburg, June 5, 2020. PCC Trade & Services GmbH, Duisburg, completed another major order for supplies of coke breeze and anthracite to Canada in early July. Our largest trading company had already shipped 30,000 [...]
PCC Rokita SA donates disinfectants to hospitals to increase protection against Covid-19
Duisburg/Brzeg Dolny (Poland), June 5, 2020. PCC Rokita SA has donated more than 10,000 liters of hand and surface disinfectants to the Lower Silesian Voivodeship, especially for hospitals there, where our large chemical site [...]
PCC subsidiaries listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange pay dividends for 2019
Duisburg, May 29, 2020. Our two largest chemical companies, PCC Rokita SA and PCC Exol SA, both Brzeg Dolny (Poland), have decided, at their respective general meetings on May 19 and 20, to pay [...]
PCC holdings successfully close April 2020
Duisburg, May 29, 2020. Across all its holdings, the PCC Group successfully closed the month of April and increased earnings before interest and other financial items, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) by € 17.7 [...]
The PCC-Group’s quarterly report 1/2020 is now available online
Duisburg, May 2020. The Quarterly Report 01/2020 of the PCC Group is now available for download as a PDF file. The report details the main events and business developments within our group of companies in [...]
Icelandic subsidiary receives payment from out-of-court settlement
Duisburg, May 8, 2020. The Icelandic Group company PCC BakkiSilicon hf. has entered an out-of-court settlement with the constructor of the silicon metal plant built in Húsavík (Iceland). Both parties had made claims to [...]
Logistics segment: container ships from China arrived in Poland
Duisburg, May 8, 2020. Our logistics company PCC Intermodal S.A., one of the leading Polish providers of container transport services, could pick up cargo originating in China again. In April, a total of five [...]
Upcoming modification of silicon metal plant in Iceland
Duisburg, April 30, 2020. Our silicon metal production facility in Iceland currently operates with only one furnace. We shut down the second one due to a technical malfunction and it will remain out of [...]
Price increase for chlorine co-products sodium hydroxide and caustic soda
Duisburg, April 24, 2020. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, many manufacturers of PVC have cut their production due to declining demand and, as a result, also reduced their chlorine production. Consequently, the scarce supply of [...]
PCC Trade & Services realizes large anthracite delivery to Canada
Duisburg, April 24, 2020. Our largest trading company PCC Trade & Services GmbH, Duisburg, will load a ship in Liepaja (Latvia) this weekend, with 30,000 tons of anthracite from Russia for a Canadian bulk purchaser. [...]
PCC Intermodal starts tender for seven locomotives
Duisburg, April 24, 2020. Our Polish container logistics subsidiary PCC Intermodal S.A. has started a tender for the delivery of seven new electric locomotives, with approval to operate in Poland as well as in Germany. [...]
High capacity utilization of intermodal container transports
Duisburg, April 17, 2020. Our intermodal transport business unit of the PCC logistics division is currently highly utilized. As reported, at the beginning of the coronavirus spread in mid-March the order intake at our subsidiary [...]
April issue of “PCC ChemNews” – the magazine from PCC’s chemical division
Duisburg, April 2020. We invite you to read the April issue of PCC’s “PCC ChemNews” magazine, which brings you up to date on our extensive activities, especially in the Chemicals division. And, of course, this [...]
High capacity utilization in the chlorine and surfactants segments
Duisburg, April 9, 2020. PCC chemical production is running steadily and in some areas even at maximum capacity, particularly at our major chemical site in Brzeg Dolny, Poland. Especially, production plants of our two large [...]
Management waives bonus payments in the light of coronavirus spread
Duisburg, April 9, 2020. At the board meeting of PCC SE on April 2, 2020, the managing directors of PCC SE agreed to waive the bonus payments due to them for 2019. The second management [...]
Project development reduced/short-time work registered for some business areas in Germany
Duisburg, April 9, 2020. In view of the current exceptional circumstances caused by Covid-19, we are concentrating primarily on our activities in production and trade. Therefore, product and project development has been reduced and partially [...]
PCC SE continues to be rated “attractive (positive outlook)” in the KFM company barometer
Duisburg, April 3, 2020. PCC SE continues to be ranked “attractive (positive outlook)” in the current KFM company barometer. KFM Deutsche Mittelstand AG, Düsseldorf, awarded 4.5 out of 5 possible stars to PCC SE. [...]
PCC chemicals division benefits from synergies with the PCC logistics division
Duisburg, April 3, 2020. In the current coronavirus crisis, logistics poses a particular challenge for manufacturing companies. In this respect, PCC chemical companies are benefiting from the Group's own capacities in our logistics segment. Our [...]
PCC online shops record significant sales growth
Duisburg, April 3, 2020. In the B2B online shops of the PCC Group, distripark.de in Germany and distripark.com in Poland, industry and professionals can order, particularly our own chemical products. Currently, online sales have risen [...]
PCC seeks export authorization for disinfectants from Poland to Germany
Duisburg/Brzeg Dolny (Poland), April 3, 2020. In Poland, PCC continues trying to obtain a quick export permit to Germany in order to sell the urgently needed disinfectants there as well. However, on March 31, [...]
Protection of employees in the PCC Group against Covid-19
Duisburg, April 3, 2020. PCC has implemented comprehensive protective measures for the workforce across the whole group of companies. For example, at our large production site in Brzeg Dolny (Poland), dispensers for hand sanitizer disinfection [...]
PCC contributes to emergency supply of disinfectants for protection against coronavirus
Duisburg/Brzeg Dolny (Poland), March 27, 2020. PCC has put two newly certified disinfectants – "Hysepta Anti-Virus" and "Hysepta Anti-Virus+" – into production as our contribution to emergency care in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. [...]
PCC successfully closes refinancing of silicon metal project in Iceland
Duisburg, March 27, 2020. PCC has achieved a significant improvement in the liquidity situation of the project company PCC BakkiSilicon hf. which operates our new silicon metal plant. Following extensive negotiations with KfW-IPEX Bank and [...]
The PCC-Group’s quarterly report 4/2019 is now available online
Duisburg, March 2020. The PCC Group’s quarterly report 4/2019 detailing the main events and business developments of our group of companies in the fourth quarter of 2019 is now available for download as a [...]
PCC increases production of antibacterial soaps and disinfectant hand cleansers
Duisburg, March 20, 2020. In light of the coronavirus pandemic, PCC intends to increase its output of antibacterial soaps and disinfectant hand cleansers The Group company PCC Consumer Products Kosmet Sp. z o.o. (PCC CP [...]
PCC’s Intermodal Transport business unit reports upturn in orders
Duisburg, March 20, 2020. Within its Logistics segment, PCC is now registering a recovery in container shipments from China. Currently, five container ships are once more en route from China to Poland: April will see [...]
PCC decides on preventive measures due to Covid-19 / PCC production in Poland currently at a high level
Duisburg, March 16, 2020. The PCC Group decided last week on extensive preventive measures in response to the current coronavirus pandemic. The aim is to minimize the risk of infection for employees in the workplace [...]
Audience of 300 attends event on PCC’s EO project in Lülsdorf
Duisburg/Niederkassel, February 10, 2020. A public information meeting held by PCC SE on its planned investment project – the construction of a production plant for ethylene oxide (EO) and several facilities for the manufacture of [...]
PCC supports charity “Verein Gemeinsam gegen Kälte Duisburg e.V.” in its work to help the homeless
• Donation check handed over by PCC management on January 27, 2020. • PCC SE underlines its social engagement in its home city. Duisburg, January 2020. As in the previous year, PCC SE is [...]
PCC plans investment in EO production at the Lülsdorf near Cologne
Duisburg / Niederkassel, January, 2020. PCC SE is considering the construction of several production facilities at Evonik's Lülsdorf site, south of Cologne. The investment project relates to a plant complex for the production of ethylene [...]
December issue of “PCC ChemNews” – the magazine from PCC’s chemical division
Duisburg, December 2019. We invite you to read the December issue of PCC’s “PCC ChemNews” magazine, which brings you up to date on our extensive activities, especially in the Chemicals division. With its content published [...]
The PCC-Group’s quarterly report 3/2019 is now available online
Duisburg, in November 2019. Quarterly Report 3/2019 of the PCC Group detailing the main events and business developments affecting our group of companies in the third quarter of 2019 and providing the figures as [...]
Silicon metal plant in Iceland commences regular operations
Duisburg/Húsavík (Iceland), November 2019. The new silicon metal production plant of our Group company PCC BakkiSilicon hf. in Iceland has commenced regular operations. The plant constructor officially handed over the keys with the signing of [...]