Founded in 1916 as Tetralin GmbH, we look back on over 100 years of company history. In 1931, Deutsche Hydrierwerke (DHW) in Rodleben patented and implemented the world's first industrial production plant for fatty alcohols using catalytic high-pressure hydrogenation. This significant development in oleochemistry laid the foundation for the production of high-performance detergents and care products. Deutsche Hydrierwerke's experience in catalytic hydrogenation reactions in the production of fatty and sugar alcohols enabled the development of esters and ethers, sugar derivatives, and other chemical specialties. In 1991, DHW GmbH Rodleben was integrated into the globally active oleochemical group of the Indonesian company Salim. With the formation of Ecogreen Oleochemicals in 2001, DHW's position as a major producer and supplier of unsaturated fatty alcohols, fatty amines, sorbitols, other sugar alcohols and specialties such as fatty acid esters and ethers was further strengthened.