Venator Investments UK Limited (10417559): administration
- Status
- In administration
- Administration began
- 2025-09-02
- Administrators
- Helen Skeates, Mark Granville Firmin
- Administrators' firm
- Alvarez & Marsal
- Formerly
- Huntsman Spin Investments UK Limited
- Incorporated
- 2016-10-10
- Location
- Brighton
- Industry
- 64209 Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Why it went into administration
- Competition / price pressure
- Cash flow / liquidity pressure
From the administrators' statement
The Company was incorporated on 10 October 2016. The Company provided cash pooling and intra-group treasury services to the Venator Group and had no independent business operations or assets other than its intercompany loans to Group companies and holdings of cash and cash equivalents
The Venator Group is a global chemical manufacturing group, and a major producer of titanium dioxide (“TiO”), a compound with broad usage in sectors including construction, consumer materials, food and pharmaceuticals. In addition to the core TiOz business, the Venator Group also has divisions focusing upon functional additives, colour pigments and timber treatment.
The Group has chemical manufacturing plants around the world as well as local sales entities that hold distribution rights for each region. The Group has manufacturing facilities in a number of jurisdictions, including UK, Germany, Spain, Malaysia, France and the USA.
Administrators' statement of proposals (2025-10-07) · Companies House register