EXHIBIT 8.1
List of Subsidiaries
The following entities are included in the Group consolidated financial statements as subsidiaries or joint ventures at December 31, 2017.
As at Dec 31, 2015 | ||
Shareholding | ||
Orion Engineered Carbons S.A., Luxembourg | ||
Controlled entities | ||
Orion Engineered Carbons Holdings GmbH, Frankfurt am Main, Germany | 100 | % |
Orion Engineered Carbons Bondco GmbH, Frankfurt am Main, Germany | 100 | % |
Orion Engineered Carbons International GmbH, Frankfurt am Main, Germany | 100 | % |
Kinove Italian Bidco S.r. l., Ravenna, Italy | 100 | % |
Orion Engineered Carbons France Holdco SAS, Paris, France | 100 | % |
Blackstar Engineered Carbons Portugal Holdco, Unipessoal, Lda., Sines, Portugal* | 100 | % |
Orion Engineered Carbons USA Holdco, LLC, Kingwood, USA | 100 | % |
Orion Engineered Carbons Korea Co. Ltd., Bupyeong-gu, South Korea | 100 | % |
Norcarb Engineered Carbons Sweden HoldCo AB, Malmö, Sweden | 100 | % |
Orion Engineered Carbons S.r.l. Italy, Ravenna, Italy | 100 | % |
Orion Engineered Carbons S.A.S. France, Ambès, France | 100 | % |
Carbogal Engineered Carbons S.A. Portugal, Sines, Portugal* | 100 | % |
Orion Engineered Carbons LLC USA, Kingwood, USA | 100 | % |
Orion Engineered Carbons Co. Ltd., Bupyeong-gu, South Korea | 100 | % |
Orion Engineered Carbons sp. z o.o. Poland, Jaslo, Poland | 100 | % |
Norcarb Engineered Carbons AB Sweden, Malmö, Sweden | 100 | % |
Orion Engineered Carbons Ltda. Brazil, São Paulo, Brazil | 100 | % |
Orion Engineered Carbons Proprietary Limited South Africa, Port Elizabeth, South Africa | 100 | % |
Orion Engineered Carbons GmbH, Frankfurt am Main, Germany | 100 | % |
Orion Engineered Carbons KK Japan, Tokyo, Japan | 100 | % |
Orion Engineered Carbons Pte. Ltd., Singapore, Singapore | 100 | % |
Orion Engineered Carbons Trading Co. Ltd., Shanghai, China | 100 | % |
Orion Engineered Carbons Material Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Shanghai, China | 100 | % |
Orion Engineered Carbons Qingdao Co., Ltd., China | 100 | % |
CB International Services Company GmbH, Frankfurt am Main, Germany | 100 | % |
Carbon Black OpCo GmbH, Frankfurt am Main, Germany* | 100 | % |
Joint ventures | ||
Kommanditgesellschaft Deutsche Gasrusswerke GmbH & Co., Dortmund, Germany | 54 | % |
Deutsche Gasrusswerke Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung, Dortmund, Germany | 50 | % |
* in liquidation
Although Orion holds 54% of shares as at December 31, 2017 and 2016 in Kommanditgesellschaft Deutsche Gasrusswerke GmbH & Co., Dortmund, Germany (“DGW KG”), the terms and conditions of DGW KG's articles of association and other bylaws impede Orion from controlling DGW KG. Therefore DGW KG is recognized as a joint venture applying the equity method.