Innovative process could significantly reduce energy requirements for the production important chemical products

25-Jan-2023

Evonik has launched the PlasCO2 project together with three partners. The aim is to use carbon dioxide (CO2) as a raw material in the production of C4 chemicals. The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research is funding the project with more than €1.8 million. PlasCO2 stands for ...

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Italian chemical company SABO acquires the two production sites in Marl, Germany and Liaoyang, China

24-Oct-2022

With the sale of its TAA derivatives business to SABO, Evonik is taking the next step in focusing its portfolio on specialty chemicals. The Italian chemical company is one of the world's leading manufacturers of light stabilizers, for which TAA derivatives are a raw material. On the sales price, ...

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Evonik aims to make the recycling of lithium simpler, more cost-effective, and more environmentally friendly

19-Sep-2022

Evonik aims to make the recycling of lithium simpler, more cost-effective, and more environmentally friendly. This metal is essential for the batteries used to drive millions of electric vehicles. At present, however, up to 95 percent is not recycled after use. Evonik’s researchers have therefore ...

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This opens up a cost-effective and environmentally friendly route to aldehydes and alcohols

15-Sep-2022

A team of researchers from Evonik and the Leibniz Institute for Catalysis (LIKAT) has once again achieved a breakthrough in the field of hydroformylation. Hydroformylation is one of the most important reactions in industrial organic chemistry. Unsaturated compounds are converted with synthesis ...

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06-Sep-2022

Mumbai headquartered Calibre Chemicals (Calibre), a nutrition, pharmaceuticals and personal care specialty chemicals company, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 100% shareholding of RheinPerChemie GmbH (RPC) from Evonik. RPC, located in Rheinfelden Germany, is a prominent ...

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Energy supply at largest European sites largely secured even in case of Russian gas stop

09-Aug-2022

Evonik is making energy supply at its German sites significantly less dependent on natural gas. Substitution with alternative energy sources can replace up to 40 percent of Germany's natural gas supply - without significantly curtailing chemical production. In addition to safeguarding its own ...

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Metal-free polymeric materials for printed rechargeable solid-state batteries

25-May-2022

InnovationLab announces that it has acquired theTAeTTOOz® printable battery technology from Evonik. InnovationLab and Evonik have been close partners in this field for many years and have jointly driven the technological development of TAeTTOOz to the present threshold of industrial scale ...

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Fermentation of sugar replaces petrochemical raw materials

18-Jan-2022

Evonik is investing a three-digit million-euro sum in the construction of a new production plant for bio-based and fully biodegradable rhamnolipids. The decision to build the plant follows a breakthrough in Evonik's research and development. Rhamnolipids are biosurfactants and serve as active ...

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Evonik’s first fumed silica production facility in China starts operation

19-Oct-2021

The joint venture between Evonik and the Chinese company Wynca - Evonik Wynca (Zhenjiang) Silicon Material Co., Ltd. is starting-up of its new fumed silica plant. Located in the Zhenjiang New Material Industry Park in Jiangsu province, the plant is Evonik's first fumed silica production site in ...

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Kullmann will head the specialty chemicals company for another five years

03-Jun-2021

Christian Kullmann, who has been chairman of Evonik's executive board since May 2017, will head this Essen-based specialty chemicals company for another five years. At its meeting today, the supervisory board extended Kullmann's contract until May 2027. “Christian Kullmann has shown excellent ...

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