Germany now has a new industrial group: Evonik Industries has arrived
Germany now has a new
industrial group: Evonik Industries has arrived. At the company
headquarters in Essen, Dr. Werner Müller, CEO of the entity previously
operating under the name of RAG Beteiligungs-AG, today presented the new brand
with which Evonik plans to enter the capital market in the
first half of 2008.
“Evonik
is Germany's creative industrial group for chemicals, energy and
real estate. Our goal is to become one of the most creative
industrial groups in the world,” stated Dr. Müller as he introduced the new
group brand. “Our portfolio, which consists of
the Chemicals,
Energy, and Real Estate business areas, unites a strong substance with
attractive growth potential,“ continued Dr. Müller. The industrial group has
been christened Evonik Industries, representing the highlight of the
company‘s strategic realignment. This is
also the last step prior to entering the capital market. In the
future, German coal mining operations will
be known under the name of RAG, and will not be connected with
Evonik, the
new industrial group. “Evonik is now entering a new era
in group development. We are well positioned, and are looking
forward to joining the capital market,“
said Dr. Müller.
Previous corporate brands such as Degussa, Steag,
and RAG Immobilien will no longer exist. The Chemicals, Energy, and Real
Estate business areas now operate under the company name of
Evonik.
Company information
Evonik Industries AG is the creative industrial group which
operates in three highly profitable, promising business areas:
Chemicals, Energy and Real Estate. Evonik is a global leader in
specialty chemicals, an expert in power generation from hard coal
and renewable energies, and one of the largest private
residential real estate companies in Germany. Our strengths are
creativity, specialization, continuous self-renewal, and
reliability.
Evonik Industries is active in over 100 countries around the
world. In fiscal 2006 around 43,000 employees generated sales of
Euro14.8 billion and operating Profit (EBIT) of over Euro1.2
billion. Evonik plans to enter the capital market in the first
half of 2008.
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As of September 12, 2007, the RAG industrial group and mining group have their own separate Internet homepages.
The international industrial group is now called Evonik Industries AG and does business in chemicals, energy and real estate. The three former subgroups Degussa, Steag and RAG Immobilien have been united in a new company with modern structures. Evonik Industries AG is scheduled to go public in 2008.
The mining operations will be continued under the name RAG.
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Evonik Industries AG's
three business areas harbor vast potential for profitable growth.
Our markets are specialty chemicals, power generation from coal
and renewable energy, as well as residential property.
In its Chemicals Business
Area, Evonik
ranks among the global industry leaders. We operate production
facilities in 30 countries, in the first half of 2007 employing a
workforce of some 34,000, over half of it in Germany.
Evonik's Chemicals Business Area boasts a broad and attractive
product portfolio. Our products and solutions are used almost
everywhere, from automobiles, plastics and rubber to the
pharmaceutical, biotechnology, cosmetics, paint, sealants and
adhesives industries. We are market leaders in over 80 percent of
our chemical activities. And in line with our strong R&D
focus, we generate some 20 percent of sales with products and
technologies that are less than five years old.
In its Energy Business
Area, Evonik
looks back on some 70 years' experience in coal-fired power
generation, with capabilities spanning project development,
financing, plant construction and operation. In Germany, we run
eight power stations and are the country's fifth largest power
generator. Nationally and internationally, we have some 9,000
megawatts in total installed output. We are a full-service
provider, delivering total solutions with our combined
engineering and consulting expertise. Customers in Germany and
abroad benefit from the technical know-how of our approximately
4,600-strong workforce (as per June 2007). With the construction
and operation of power stations in Turkey, Colombia and the
Philippines, we have shown how professional project development
can be successfully combined with tried and trusted financing and
operating approaches.
Evonik is already hard at work meeting the energy supply needs of
the future. Our Clean Competitive Electricity from Coal (CCEC)
technology fulfils all that is required of an ultra-modern power
plant: Its resource-saving design and 45 percent efficiency make
it more frugal and economic, safer and more environment-friendly
than conventional power stations. We are now using this
technology to build a ‘power plant of the future' in
Walsum, Germany. The other side of our business is renewable
energy: biomass, biogas, geothermal and mine gas. We lead the
German market with ten biomass power plants.
In its Real Estate Business Area, Evonik's 60,000-plus housing units put it in the big league of private residential property companies in Germany. With a geographical focus on the Ruhr region, Aachen and the northern Rhine cities of Düsseldorf, Cologne and Bonn, we provide homes to over 150,000 people?a demanding task which we fulfill with entrepreneurial efficiency and responsibility. A large part of our success is due to the fact that our vacancy rates and occupant turnover?the market's key performance indicators?are significantly better than the industry average. This is no accident. We attach great importance to carefully planned residential property utilization spanning the entire life cycle of a building. And we constantly adapt our portfolio to current needs, modernizing and refurbishing as necessary, tearing down where there is no other option, and building where it makes sense. Last but not least, we actively manage operating costs to keep ancillary costs paid by tenants predictable and reasonable.
2007/10/2 Evonik
(Degussa)
Evonik to Increase Alkoxide Capacity
Investments in the Double-Digit Million Euro range
Green light for new investments: Evonik Industries AG will build
an alkoxide
production facility at its Mobile, Alabama, site in the USA.
アルコキシド:水と反応してその表面がアルコール基になる材料
RO? （R は有機基）
金属アルコキシドはアルコール分子の水酸基の水素を金属原子で置換した化合物
The plant, designed
for a capacity of 60,000 metric tons, is expected to come on stream in
early 2009 and will supply customers throughout the NAFTA region.
A
second facility in Brazil is scheduled to start operation the
following year and
will supply the entire South American continent. With these
investments in the double-digit million euro range, Evonik is
reinforcing its commitment to producing alternative forms of
energy from renewable raw materials. Alkoxides are required as
catalysts in biodiesel production, and Evonik's Chemicals
business area is already the world market leader in specialty
catalysts for this application.
Evonik Sanzheng Joint
Venture Builds Cyanuric Chloride Plant in China 塩化シアヌル
Euro 24
million investment in Chongqing secures strong market position
Evonik Industries
is systematically consolidating its already strong position in
the world market for cyanuric chloride, an intermediate used in
agricultural applications and in the textile, paper and plastics
industries. The cornerstone for a new plant was laid today in Chongqing
Industrial Park, Western China, with the participation of
representatives of the relevant Chinese regulatory authorities.
Construction is scheduled for completion by the end of 2008.
About 280 employees will work in the plant. With the construction
of the new plant, the existing capacity in China will be doubled and will
then reach 60,000 metric tons.
Evonik Expands
Plasticizer Alcohol Capacity in Marl.
Expansion Reinforces Strong Global
Position
Evonik Industries AG is
expanding its oxo alcohol production capacity at the Marl
site by
60,000 metric tons per
year. The alcohol 2-propyl heptanol (2-PH), which is used as a starting
material in the manufacture of plasticizer for PVC, used for
example, in cables and films, will also be produced there for the
first time. The 2-PH facility is scheduled to come on stream in
the latter half of 2009.
Given the globally growing demand for plasticizers, the new 2-PH
plant will complement the existing isononanol (INA) business. At the Marl site, Evonik
already has an annual INA capacity of 340,000 metric
tons, which
makes the facility the world's largest single production plant
for this plasticizer alcohol, and Evonik the largest producer of
C9/C10 plasticizer alcohols in Europe.
Dr. Klaus Engel, member of Evonik's Executive Board with
responsibility for the Chemicals Business Area, says: “With this investment, we’re optimizing our production
network in C4 chemicals, an area where we already enjoy a leading
position worldwide and have expertise going back several years.”
Plasticizers
transform brittle PVC into a flexible material, making it
possible to use the polymer in a greater number of consumer
products. They are contained in, for example, floor coatings,
cable insulation, tarpaulin fabrics, various automotive
applications, and films. In addition to 2-PH and isononanol,
Evonik also produces in Marl the PVC plasticizer VESTINOL™
9, at a capacity of
220,000 mt per year.
2009/11/25 Shanghai
Evonik starts up MMA project in SCIP
On Nov. 24, 2009, Evonik (the former Degussa) held a startup
ceremony for its MMA integrated project in Shanghai Chemical
Industry Park (SCIP), Shanghai.
With total investment of Euro 250 million, the project has a 105
kt/a Iso-butylene unit, a 100 kt/a MMA unit, a 15 kt/a
methacrylic acid unit, and a 20 kt/a butyl methacrylate unit. The
40 kt/a PMMA unit was started up in Q4 2008 and now is in
commercial operation. The project was approved by government in
Q1 2007 and started construction in Q4 2007.
The C4 feedstock is supplied from SECCO. Evonik uses the C4 route
rather than the conventional ACH route, as this technology is
more efficient and environment friendly, that is in accordance
with the current environment policies in China.
According to Evonik, MMA is produced through the C4 process which
is new for Evonik, this new technology delivered by Evonik
subsidiary OXENO, which is being used for the first time in
Shanghai. In order to secure flexible feedstock supply, a plant
for splitting MTBE is also installed.
Also in SCIP, Lucite - now a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Rayon
Chemical (MRC) - operates a 100 kt/a MMA plant which is based on
the acetone cyanohydrin (ACH) process. It uses the by-product
hydrogen cyanide (HCN) from SECCO. MRC also operates 90 kt/a MMA
plant in Daya Bay, Huizhou, Guangdong Province, which is also
based on C4 route.
Evonik Oxeno Ltd. was established on 1 January 1998 as OXENO Olefinchemie GmbH founded and is a 100% subsidiary of Evonik Industries AG.
At the main Marl Oxeno mainly produces 1,3-butadiene, 1-butene, ETBE, isononanol and the plasticizer (DINP). Oxeno operates the C4 cut (a mixture of butadiene, butenes and butanes) from cracking to the above products, thus achieving a full use of existing hydrocarbons in this section.
The main market for Oxeno is Europe, followed by Asia.