Evonik Industries AG

Evonik Industries AG operates primarily in the specialized chemicals market. Its business activities are structured across five principal divisions: Specialty Additives, Nutrition & Care, Smart Materials, Performance Materials, and Technology & Infrastructure. The Specialty Additives segment is responsible for delivering essential ingredients such as polyurethane additives, modified silicones, isophorones, epoxy hardeners, oil modifiers, fumed silicas, matting agents, TAA compounds, and acetylenic diol-based surfactants, which find use in consumer products and various industrial applications. In the Nutrition & Care division, Evonik provides compounds like amphoteric surfactants, ceramides, phytosphingosines, oleochemicals, quaternary derivatives, amino acids and their derivatives, synthetic products, pharmaceutical-grade polymers, and DL-methionine. These are crucial for consumer goods, animal nutrition, and healthcare industries. The Smart Materials segment manufactures advanced substances including hydrogen peroxide, peracetic acid, various activated nickel and precious metal catalysts (for powder, oil, and fat hydrogenation), amorphous polyalphaolefins, polybutadienes, polyester resins, thermoplastic and reactive methacrylate resins, PEEK, polyamide 12, organosilanes, chlorosilanes, and different types of silicas (fumed and precipitated). These serve a broad spectrum of industries including automotive, paints, coatings, adhesives, and construction. Through its Performance Materials segment, the company produces polymer materials and intermediate chemicals, including butene-1, DINP, isononanol, cyanuric chloride, alkoxides, and superabsorbents, specifically for the rubber, plastics, and automotive sectors. Lastly, the Technology & Infrastructure segment provides crucial internal services, encompassing site management, utilities and waste disposal, technical expertise, process technology, engineering, and logistics. Evonik maintains a significant international presence, with operations spanning across the Asia-Pacific region, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Central and South America, and North America. Founded in 1873, the firm's main offices are located in Essen, Germany, and it functions as a subsidiary of RAG-Stiftung.