Ketjen Netherlands Holdings B.V. is a financial holding company incorporated in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. It primarily engages in activities of financial holdings, including treasury and cash pooling services for group subsidiaries, as well as related lending, borrowing, and security provision functions.
The entity serves as the Dutch holding vehicle within the Ketjen group and is directly owned by Ketjen Corporation, headquartered in Houston, Texas. Ketjen Corporation was established in 2023-2024 as a dedicated subsidiary for Albemarle Corporation’s former refining catalysts business. In late 2025, KPS Capital Partners acquired a 51% majority stake in Ketjen, with Albemarle retaining a 49% minority interest; the transaction closed in early 2026.
Through its group affiliation, Ketjen Netherlands Holdings B.V. supports the broader Ketjen organization, a leading global provider of advanced catalyst solutions and technical services to the refining, petrochemical, and specialty chemicals industries. Ketjen develops, manufactures, and supplies hydroprocessing catalysts for hydrotreating and hydrocracking, fluidized catalytic cracking (FCC) catalysts and additives, and solutions for clean fuels, renewable feedstocks, and circular plastics applications.
The group operates manufacturing and R&D facilities in the Netherlands (Amsterdam-Noord site with approximately 430 employees), the United States (Bayport, Texas), and through joint ventures in Brazil and Japan. It maintains a commercial presence in over 20 countries worldwide. With historical roots in Amsterdam dating to 1835, Ketjen continues to play a key role in the catalyst sector, aiding customers in improving efficiency, product yields, and sustainability in fuel and chemical production amid the energy transition.
Also known as Nippon Ketjen Co., Ltd. and Ketjen (Albemarle catalysts business).
Delivers live process and catalyst data, near‑real‑time analytics and advisory guidance to help refiners stabilise and optimise unit performance.
Joint development agreement to co-develop, test and deploy next‑generation FCC catalysts and additives aiming to raise gasoline and propylene yields and cut refinery emissions.
New ownership will accelerate catalyst and additive R&D, deploy AI/advanced analytics, and retain a global manufacturing and technical support network.
Eurecat will continue serving the catalyst market, maintaining confidentiality and focusing on circularity and carbon footprint reduction, with potential expansion into metal recycling.
NAA, a producer of organometallic compounds, is now a wholly owned subsidiary, enhancing Mitsui's focus on catalysts for polyolefins and sustainable chemicals. Impact on performance is minimal.
