History
The history of our company can be traced back to Leopold Cassella, who founded in 1838 Leopold Cassella & Comp. a company whose major business was trading with colours.
 1935 |
Discovery of Melamine resins at the Cassella site in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. |
| 1970 |
Hoechst becomes the major shareholder of Cassella AG (75% Hoechst, 25% widely held stock). |
| 1995 |
Change of ownership from Cassella AG to Hoechst AG, Site Cassella. Separation of resins business into Vianova Resins. |
| 1999 |
Acquired by Solutia Inc. |
| 2003 |
Acquired by UCB / Surface Specialties. |
| 2005 |
Acquired by but held separate from Cytec Surface Specialties. Acquired by INEOS and formation of INEOS Melamines GmbH. |