Case Study MasterControl Helps Make EMD Chemicals More CompetitiveCase Study: MasterControl Helps Make EMD Chemicals More Competitive EMD Chemicals Inc. is the North American extension of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany. Merck in Darmstadt is the oldest pharmaceutical and chemical company in the world. Dating back to 1668, it operates successfully in both the pharmaceutical and chemical sectors. Merck KGaA in North America is known under the umbrella brand EMD, formed from the initials of Emanuel Merck of Darmstadt (1794 – 1855), who in 1891 took over his father’s apothecary business, and by 1827 was manufacturing pharmaceutical chemicals in bulk. The company’s Industrial Pigments Division is the market leader of innovative effect pigments for coatings, packaging, plastics, automo

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