About us

We are a major European manufacturer active in the area of speciality chemicals, backed up by more than eighty years of tradition. In our territory of an area of 4.4 km2 we employ more than 2,100 employees. The turnover of Synthesia, a.s. in the 2007 fiscal year was in excess of ? 126 million. Our business activities are targeted at three market segments: advanced organic intermediates, cellulose derivatives and pigments & dyestuffs. Synthesia’s organisational set-up reflects this extensive product portfolio, dividing the company into three strategic production-commercial units (SBU = Strategic Business Unit) - Organic Chemistry (Organics), Nitrocellulose, Pigments and Dyestuffs. SBUs are units featuring a great deal of independence, while internally applying a centralised management pattern. Key customers of Synthesia, a.s. include mainly the processors of dyestuffs and pigments for the textile industry, tanneries, paper mills, pharmaceutical concerns, armament companies, cosmetic producers and companies active in agriculture. The structure of the Synthesia, a.s. production is pre-programmed to serve not only the domestic market, since three quarters of its production volume is intended for export to advanced European markets or overseas markets....