3 August 2016
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Meeting increased market demand
for renewable energy
Evonik Corporation has recently completed
a significant capacity expansion at
its sodium methylate plant in Mobile, Alabama.
The company has increased capacity
to 72,000 metric tons per year
through operational excellence,
as well as infrastructure investments.
Although sodium methylate is used
in various applications including
* pharmaceuticals,
* polymers and
* agrochemicals synthesis,
it has become
the catalyst of choice
* for modern large-scale biodiesel production
accounting for more than 80 percent
of the biodiesel produced in North America.
Stefan Plass,
Head of Business Line Functional Solutions
“The U.S. market for biodiesel will continue to grow,”
“Ensuring our customers have a key raw material
they need, when they need it, is why we have invested
our resources here in Mobile
– to better meet our customers’ needs.”
Besides Mobile, Evonik also produces sodium methylate in
Germany and Argentina.
Sodium methylate serves an important function as
a catalyst in the production of biodiesel,
a renewable biofuel that reduces greenhouse gas emissions
and therefore contributes
to a more sustainable environment.
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For more information, contact:
Robert Brown
Evonik Corporation
Tel: +1 973 929-8812
Cell: +1 973 906-4635
E-mail: robert.brown@evonik.com
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