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Paraxol

Paraxol is a German company based in Frankfurt, founded in 1939, part of Degussa.1

Die Paraxol GmbH war eine 1939 gegründete Tochterfirma der DEGUSSA (Deutsche Gold- und Silber-Scheideanstalt) in Frankfurt zur Herstellung des Sprengstoff-Vorprodukts Pentaerythrit, das Ausgangsmaterial für den militärischen Sprengstoff Nitropenta während des Zweiten Weltkriegs.2 From the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1939Founded1
  • HeadquartersFrankfurt, Germany1
  • Legal formGesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung1

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Corporate structure

Paraxol is part of a group headed by Degussa. 10 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Degussa Essen, Germany
    • Paraxol Frankfurt, Germany
    • Auergesellschaft Subsidiary · Berlin
    • Chemische Fabrik Landshoff & Meyer Subsidiary · Berlin, Germany
    • Goldschmidt Chemical Subsidiary · Essen, Kingdom of Prussia
      • Chemische Fabrik Buckau Subsidiary · Germany
    • Atlas Ago Chemische Fabrik Subsidiary · Germany
    • Chemische Fabrik Wesseling Subsidiary · Germany
    • Platinschmelze G. Siebert Subsidiary · Germany
    • SYNEQT GmbH Subsidiary · Marl, Germany

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1939Founded Founded1

Sources

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