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The Themphos International B.V. was a venture of the chemical industry, which produced phosphorus and inorganic phosphorus compounds. In 2005 it earned about 550 Million Euros and employed about 1200 people. It was Europe's only producer of elemental phosphorus.〔(''Thermphos banks on China's exit from phosphorus.'' )〕 The company was also involved in recycling phosphorus.〔(Recycling in the Phosphorus Industry.'' )〕 It used to be a former affiliate of the German chemicals company Hoechst AG and was taken over in 2003 by a group of private investors, led by the Italian-Israeli businessman Nahum Galmor.〔("Kazakhstan Phosphate Producer Buys Thermphos." ), Chemical Week. February 19, 2003〕 ==Sites== The headquarters of the venture is in Vlissingen (in the Netherlands), with supporting production centres in Europe, Asia, and South America. In North America, the company operates a sales center in Anniston, Alabama and Mattawan, Canada.〔''(Global Distribution ).'' About Thermphos International B.V.〕 Worldwide, the company has 16 daughter corporations: * Thermphos International BV, Netherlands * Thermphos Deutschland GmbH, Germany * Thermphos France S.A.R.L., France * Thermphos UK Ltd., Great Britain * Thermphos Food Additive Co. Ltd., China * Sudamfos S.A., Argentina * Omnisal GmbH, Germany * Thermphos Trading GmbH, Switzerland * Thermphos Dequest AG, Switzerland * Thermphos Dequest UK Ltd., Great Britain * Thermphos België BVBA, Belgium * Thermphos Investments Singapore Pte. Ltd, Singapore * Thermphos Japan Ltd., Japan * Thermphos USA Corp., United States * Sudamfos Comercio de Produtos Quimicos do Brasil Ltda., Brazil * Industrial Park Vlissingen, Netherlands 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Thermphos International」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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