Holger Loclair
Source of wealth: Adhesives
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Holger Loclair's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Holger Loclair could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 0.9 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Holger Loclair could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 0.4 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
Holger Loclair could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 0.6 years.
And yes, we can also compare it with a rich country
But they couldn't just cover the cost of a poor country; Luxembourg is considered the country with the highest per capita investment in education in the world, and Holger Loclair could pay for it entirely for 0.8 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Holger Loclair could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 3.2 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Holger Loclair with Israel, the country that invests the most per capita in research in the world, they could cover the total cost of the system for 0.1 years.
Gold
Everyday luxuries
Holger Loclair's fortune is equivalent to 13 tons of gold. It's hard to process, since we don't usually keep a handful of gold bars in our piggy banks.
A standard gold ring usually weighs between 4 and 7 grams. Let's say this one weighs 5 grams. It's usually 18 karats.
Based on today's gold price (excluding the jeweler's commission, shipping, or anything else), that ring would be worth $546.86.
Holger Loclair could buy 3,519,873 gold rings. That's a lot of fingers and way too many gifts!!
And if you're struggling to visualize that many rings, it would take 1 trucks to transport them. Although Holger Loclair will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Holger Loclair, originally from the GDR (former socialist East Germany) started working in 1987 at an industrial company that was later named Orafol when capitalism took hold.
West German investor Klaus Schmidbaur owned Orafol until he gradually transferred 99% of it to Loclair during 2013-2016.
Orafol is the world market leader for self-adhesive reflective films and industrial tapes.
Loclair is the only billionaire form former East Germany. His son Christian Loclair invests in startups.
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