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Rutgers Group

HQ DE · Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germanywebsite ↗

Largest European coal tar pitch producer; processes coal tar from European steel mills at Castrop-Rauxel, Germany and other sites. Produces anode-grade and electrode-grade CTP for aluminum and graphite electrode manufacturing. Formerly part of RAG (Ruhrkohle AG); sold to Lone Star Funds (US PE) 2014. Also produces naphthalene, creosote, and other coal tar distillates.

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Coal Tar Pitch (Aluminum Smelting Anode Binder) →

12% shareSubstitutability 40%12 mo lead

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Rutgers Group -- Castrop-Rauxel, Germany →

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Castrop-Rauxel, Ruhr District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany · chemical_plant

Primary European coal tar pitch production facility; located in the Ruhr District, historically the center of European coking coal and steel. Processes coal tar from European steel mill coke ovens into anode-grade and electrode-grade CTP. As European blast furnace capacity declines (EAF transition), Rutgers faces tightening coal tar feedstock supply.

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