Oltchim S.A.

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Oltchim S.A.

Type	Public company (BVB: [1])
Industry	Chemical products
Founded	1966
Headquarters	Râmnicu Vâlcea, Romania
Key people	Constantin Roibu, CEO
Products	Inorganic products, Macromolecular products, Synthesys organic products
Revenue	US$ 786 million (2007)
Employees	5,500 (2007)
Parent	state owned
Website	http://www.oltchim.ro

Oltchim S.A. (BVB: OLT), is one of the largest chemical companies in Romania and in Southeastern Europe, with a total of 3538 employees in 2009. It was established in 1966 with the name of Râmnicu Vâlcea Chemical Works. It began to be built in July 1966. The first plant, Mercury Cells Electrolysis, was commissioned on 28 July 1968. In 1990, a government decision, turned the Râmnicu Vâlcea Chemical Works into a joint-stock company, called Oltchim S.A.