EVONIK

For more than 50 years, Corporate Archives has been providing historical information on all matters pertaining to the history of the present company and its predecessors. As a valuable “memory store”, it preserves the expertise of many generations of employees and makes it available to those working at Evonik today. In this way Corporate Archives actively contributes to creating value for the company. Evonik Industries History: Evonik Industries, established under this name in September 2007, is still a young group. Evonik Industries one of the world’s most innovative companies. That is the vision that guides our research and development. Innovation is a key driver for specialty chemicals. New products and solutions secure profitable growth for Evonik. They open up new business areas and strengthen our leading market and technology positions. Innovative strength and efficient R&D are already hallmarks of Evonik. We are continuously working on these strengths: by networking and internationalizing our research, through forward-thinking and openness to external ideas, and by continuing to invest in creative minds. Our key growth fields include cosmetic additives, additives for food and animal feed, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology, oilfield chemicals, membranes, composites and electronic materials.