4 September 2014
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has announced an expansion of its specialty silica capacities
in Ako, Japan through a holding in
Evonik holds 51 percent of shares in DSL,
a joint venture with the Japanese
The expansion, with an investment volume
in the single-digit million euro range,
is scheduled to become operational in 2015.
The specialty silicas of the Evonik SIPERNAT® brand
improve the properties of products such as
batteries, silicones, engineered rubber items, or coatings.
Silicas of particularly high quality are used in
the food, cosmetics and pharmaceutical industries,
for example in toothpastes or in beer filtration.
Patrik Wohlhauser,
Member of the Evonik Industries Executive Board and
Chief Operating Officer.
"This capacity expansion in Japan will continue to
strengthen the specialty character of our silica business.
We are a leading global provider of
highly developed inorganic materials for
resource-efficient applications, and
we accompany this attractive growth market
with targeted investments,"
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