Blocher owns 30 percent of Ems-Chemie, a publicly traded specialty chemicals maker. The Herrliberg, Switzerland based company manufactures and markets polymers and chemicals for use in the transportation and textile industries. Ems-Chemie reported revenue of 2.3 billion Swiss francs ($2.4 billion) in 2018.
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The majority of Blocher's fortune is derived from a 30% stake in Ems-Chemie Holding, a publicly traded manufacturer of chemicals and polymers. The Herrliberg, Switzerland-based company had revenue of 2.3 billion Swiss francs ($2.4 billion) in 2018.
Blocher controls the shares through a 49.5% stake in Emesta Holding, which owns 60.8% of Ems-Chemie's shares, according to the Ems-Chemie 2018 annual report. Her sister, Magdalena Martulo-Blocher, also owns 49.5% of Emesta Holding and another sister, Miriam Blocher, owns the remaining 1% of Emesta, according to company filings. Miriam has an 8.9% stake in Ems-Chemie directly, according to the annual report.
The value of her cash holdings is based on an analysis of dividends, insider transactions, taxes, charitable contributions and market performance.
Rahel Blocher was born to Silvia and Christoph Blocher in Mannedorf, Switzerland. She studied economics at the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland. Christoph Blocher is a retired Air Force Regiment Commander and Colonel. He has been the vice president of the Swiss People's Party, the country's largest political party, since March 2008.
Rahel began working at Clariant and Elma Electronic in 2004. Since 2009, she has headed Robinvest, her father's investment company. She received shares in Ems-Chemie when her father was elected to the Federal Council of the Swiss Government in 2004. Blocher is also the vice president of the Stiftung Schweizer Musikinsel Rheinau, a foundation created by her father.
With her sister Magdalena, also a billionaire, Blocher is the majority shareholder of Ems-Chemie. Their siblings Markus and Miriam sold shares over the years to Rahel and Magdalena.
She lives in Switzerland with her family.