Darwin Knows

Evonik Industries AG produces and sells specialty chemicals in the Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Central and South America, and North America. It operates through Specialty Additives, Nutrition & Care, Smart Materials, and Technology & Infrastructure segments. The Specialty Additives segment offers additives for polyurethane foams; additives, matting agents, fumed silicas, and specialty resins for paints, coatings, and printing inks; isophorone and epoxy curing agents for coatings, adhesives, and composites; and pour-point depressants and viscosity index improvers for coatings and oil and other lubricants for construction machinery and automotive sectors. The Nutrition & Care segment provides D-/l-methionine and lysine for animal nutrition industry; pharmaceutical active ingredients; medical products, including biocompatible and bioresorbable materials for orthopedic and medical applications; cell culture, such as pharmaceutical amino acids and peptides; and system solutions for the cosmetics and detergent industries. The Smart Materials segment offers inorganic materials, including fumed and precipitated silicas and silanes; peroxides for paper and textile industries; specialty catalysts for synthesis and alkoxides; and polymers products, such as polyamide 12, polymer foams, specialty polybutadiene and polyester, and membranes. The Technology & Infrastructure segment provides energy management, integrated plant support and maintenance, process safety and engineering, pipelines, transport management, logistics safety, digital solutions for chemical production, and strategic site development services. The company was founded in 1847 and is based in Essen, Germany.