Evonik has recently inaugurated a new double-digit million-euro production plant for sustainable emollients at its site in Steinau, Germany. The move will significantly increase Evonik’s production capacity which will cater to the growing customer demand for sustainable cosmetic emollients.

Evonik has successfully completed the expansion of its methionine production facilities in Singapore. With this, the firm has increased its production capacity by 40,000 metric tons, bringing the total to 340,000 metric tons per year.

With an aim to meet the growing demand for biofuels in the South American region, Evonik has expanded its sodium methylate production capacity at its Rosario plant in the Sante Fé Province in Argentina.

BASF’s ammonia Bmbcert grade offers a significantly reduced product carbon footprint as compared to the standard product. Evonik has received a first shipment of ammonia Bmbcert and aims to incorporate it into its ISCC Plus certified production processes in order to cut down on its emissions.

Evonik’s triple-digit million-euro facility is the first unit worldwide to manufacture industrial-scale quantities of rhamnolipid biosurfactants. These biosurfactants are already transforming the cleaning, beauty and personal care industries and have huge potential in many other applications.

Under a MOU signed between Evonik and Qatar Free Zones Authority, Evonik will explore specific investment opportunities focused on sustainable solutions for energy transition in Qatar.

Evonik has begun operations at its new facility for drying aqueous dispersions of Eudragit polymers at its site in Darmstadt, Germany. The new manufacturing unit will enable Evonik to meet the increasing demand from pharmaceutical customers for oral drug delivery solutions.

Probably yes. Chemical recycling is a potential solution to recycle hard-to-recycle plastics, establish a circular economy and even reduce CO2 emissions. Although at a nascent stage, the technology shows great promise for the current plastics menace at hand.

Siemens is driving digital transformation: a new business unit pools key software areas contributing to digitalization of the process industry. Bart Moors, Head of the new unit and Head of Portfolio Management Dr. Uschi Mitsching are focusing on comprehensive support for customers and their plants across the entire lifecycle, regardless of where they join the digitalization journey.

Under a definitive agreement, Chemours has plans to sell its Glycolic Acid business to Puretech Scientific. With this move, Puretech Scientific aims to become a global leader in organic synthesis of ultra-high purity alpha hydroxy acids for the Life Sciences and Specialty Chemical industries.