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The Ledger / Rahel Blocher

Rahel Blocher

Net worth unknownMaterialsForbes #498CH

◼ Origin

Daughter of Swiss industrialist and far-right politician Christoph Blocher, who built EMS-Chemie Holding AG (SWX: EMSN) into one of Europe's largest specialty chemical companies (Dorénaz facility, high-performance polymers); Rahel serves as CEO of EMS-Chemie after succeeding her father, managing a business generating CHF 2B+ in annual revenue serving automotive, electronics, and construction markets.

◼ Self-Made Verdict — INHERITED

Inherited EMS-Chemie from her father Christoph Blocher, who built it; while she serves as CEO, the underlying business and capital were not of her creation.

◼ Documented marks

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CEO of EMS-Chemie Holding AG (SWX: EMSN), one of Europe's leading specialty chemical companies producing high-performance polymers (polyamides/nylon) for automotive (lightweight structural parts), electronics (connectors), and industrial applications; EMS-Chemie generates CHF 2B+ in annual revenue.

02

Her father Christoph Blocher, who built EMS-Chemie, is the leader of Switzerland's far-right Swiss People's Party (SVP/UDC) and a former Federal Councillor; his political career advocating strict anti-immigration and anti-EU positions has been a defining feature of Swiss politics since the 1990s.

03

EMS-Chemie's specialty polymer products are critical components in electric vehicle lightweighting — creating an ironic dependence of the energy transition on a company controlled by a family whose patriarch is Switzerland's most prominent climate-skeptic and anti-EU politician.

No inheritance, or primary accounts documented for this billionaire yet.

◼ List of charges

No documented charges yet.

These are moral charges, not legal ones. The actual legal system has not — and will not — bring them.