[2] Diversey extended its Prosumer Solutions to target a large, fragmented market of small professional users.

[5] Diversey Corporation was founded in Chicago in 1923 by August and Herbert Kochs as a division of their Victor Chemical Works cleaning products company.

Molson merged into Diversey another American cleaning chemicals company, BASF Wyandotte Corporation, expanding its presence to 36 countries.

In 1996, the now Northbrook, Illinois headquartered Diversey was acquired by Unilever, who merged it with Industrial Lever to form DiverseyLever based in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Diversey CFO Carlos Sagasta, along with Global President Professional Division Gaetano Redaelli, became joint deputy CEOs.

[24] In March 2023, Solenis, a Wilmington, Delaware based specialty chemical company which specializes in water-intensive industries, announced the acquisition of Diversey Holdings for $4.6 Billion, and expects the merger to be completed in the second half of 2023.

Solenis plans to turn the company private, and upon completion of the transition, Diversey's ordinary shares will no longer be listed on any public market.