For a global chemical company headquartered in the Netherlands, successive five-year periods of portfolio transformation and internationalization involving acquisitions, divestments and partnerships have propelled the company to an industry-leading position.
With annual net sales of approximately €10 billion and approximately 23,000 employees worldwide, the company is an innovator in health, nutrition and materials. Personal care products, aromas and fragrances, medical devices and industrial coatings are among the company’s diverse business groups.
When the company first reached out to Sopheon in 2018, it had been using a home-grown legacy project management system that had reached the end of its useful life. The company needed a new solution with scalability and time was of the essence; company leadership required a rapid rollout, and few solutions were capable of scaling up so quickly.