Issue 24/2016 - Evonik expands production capacity in its high-performance foam business

Evonik expands production capacity in high-performance foams Volinos Evonik said it will invest in its high-performance foam business at its Darmstadt site in Germany to expand its production capacity

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The first step in this investment is to increase the production capacity of the site by approximately 20%.

The Group will be equipped with additional production facilities for the production of ROHACELL?Zheng brand products
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The expanded production capacity is expected to start full-scale operations
in the second half of 2017.

"In recent years, the ROHACELL brand has maintained double-digit growth, and this good momentum will continue
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Taking into account the steady growth in global demand, we consider this capacity expansion to be a positive and necessary measure to ensure that our customers can continue to use Evonik's innovative products now and in the future," said
Dr.
Matthias Kottenhahn, Senior Vice President Performance Polymers Business Line, Evonik's Resource Efficiency business segment.

Currently, the Evonik site in Darmstadt produces ROHACELL?foam, the core material for sandwich composites
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The plant is Evonik's first production site for
high-performance foams.
Subsequently, the company also established manufacturing facilities in Mobile, Alabama, USA, and Shanghai, China, serving customers throughout the Americas and Asia through regional supply teams
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