Sulphur 422 Jan-Feb 2026
29 January 2026
DOMO files for insolvency
Three German subsidiaries of the Belgian chemical group DOMO Chemicals have filed for insolvency, following weak demand in the European chemicals sector, high energy costs and a significant increase in imports of polyamide resins from outside the European Union, in particular from China. Court appointed administrator Prof. Lucas F. Flöther said that day-to-day operations would continue for the time being. Around 585 employees are affected across the three companies; DOMO Chemicals GmbH and DOMO Caproleuna GmbH in Leuna and DOMO Engineering Plastics GmbH in Premnitz.
The DOMO Group, headquartered in Ghent, Belgium, manufactures and markets polymers, engineering plastics and high-performance fibres. It produces ammonium sulphate from caprolactam at DOMO Caproleuna with 420,000 t/a of AS capacity and sulphur consumption of up to 100,000 t/a. DOMO had already been running at reduced capacity, so the loss of AS supply and sulphur demand will be less but may still represent a significant shift if it does fully shut down.
