20 September 2018
DETAILS
Evonik to build new silicone plant in Geesthacht
• New multi-purpose silicones manufacturing facility
• Investment is double-digit million euro
• Commissioning by the end of 2019
Evonik is investing a double-digit million euro amount
in the construction of a new multi-purpose facility
at its Geesthacht location in Northern Germany,
30 kilometers outside the city of Hamburg.
The additional capacities created will be
for the production of
a range of silicones and silane-terminated polymers,
which Evonik sells under the brand names
Polymer VS and Polymer ST.
The products are used in many applications including in
parquet adhesives, in adhesives for wound care
or encapsulation applications in electronics.
The new plant is scheduled to go into operation
at the end of 2019.
Besides the increased production capacity,
a facility for filling tank trucks is also being built at the site.
The Geesthacht site, with about 100 employees,
will focus on two areas:
The addition- and condensation-curing silicones
as well as the silane-terminated polymers
are used as binders in adhesives and sealants,
electronics and medical applications.
Among other things, our silica-based nanomaterials
serve as property-enhancing additives in fiber composites,
which are used successfully
in the automotive and aerospace industry
Dietmar Schaefer,
head of the Interface & Performance Business Line of Evonik
"The planned investment at the Geesthacht site
has an important strategic significance by helping us
to further strengthen
our focus on innovative specialty chemical products,"
Dr. Sabine Giessler-Blank,
head of the Polymer & Construction Specialties Product Line
“This will simplify the delivery and storage process
for our customers and in doing so increases efficiency,”
“The additional production capacity will also create room
for us to develop new products, enabling us
to increase the performance of our customers’ products and
to react to future demands in the adhesives and sealants market.”
Press Contact
Dr. Jürgen Krauter
Head of Communications Nutrition & Care
Phone +49 6181 59 -6847
Fax +49 6181 59-76847
juergen.krauter@evonik.com
Specialized press contact person
Christian Fürstenau
Head of Communications Interface & Performance
Phone +49 201 173-2019
christian.fuerstenau@evonik.com
Nutrition & Care GmbH
Rellinghauser Straße 1-11
45128 Essen
Germany
Telefone +49 201 177-01
Fax +49 201 177-3475
Germany
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