Evonik Industries
Evonik Industries new PA12 facility
From left: Dr. Claus Rettig, Chairman of the Board of Management of Evonik Resource Efficiency GmbH, Dr. Ralf Düssel, Head of the High Performance Polymers Business Line of Evonik, Werner Arndt, Mayor of the City of Marl, Dr. Jörg Harren, Site Manager Chemiepark Marl of Evonik Technology & Infrastructure GmbH, Dr. Harald Schwager, Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board of the Evonik Industries AG, Dr. Matthias Kottenhahn, Head of Strategy & Projects of Evonik Nutrition & Care GmbH.
Evonik Industries has opened a new polyamide 12 (PA12) powder facility to meet the growing demand for 3D printing and metal coatings at its largest global production site in Marl, Germany.
It represents an expansion of the company’s production of PA12 powders, developed under the VESTOSINT brand. The investment volume for the new VESTOSINT plant is in the mid double-digit million Euro range.
With the new plant, Evonik is increasing its existing annual capacities for PA 12 powders by 50%. The specialty chemicals company manufactures its high-performance powders from PA 12 granulate in a proprietary process in its integrated production network for polyamide 12 products.
“Polyamide 12 is part of our strategic Smart Materials growth engine that involves optimising the performance and efficiency of products with improved materials. We significantly expanded our polyamide 12 powder plant in Marl in order to support the development of future-oriented technologies such as 3D printing with innovative solutions,” says Harald Schwager, deputy chairman of the Executive Board of Evonik Industries.
“The new production capacities will enable us to assume an even more prominent role in the global growth of attractive markets such as the coatings industry or 3D printing,” adds Claus Rettig, chairman of the Board of Management of Evonik Resource Efficiency GmbH. “In addition, we are able to develop new customised polymer powders even faster and more flexibly in order to support our customers’ strong growth and thus of our polyamide 12 powder business.”
These high-performance polymer polyamide 12 powders are used for coating metals in household goods, dishwasher baskets, in the automotive industry or in medical technology. In addition, Evonik has for many years been engaged in the development of specialty polymer powders that enable the industrial production of high-tech components based on 3D printing. VESTOSINT stands out for its high quality and is fully optimised for the corresponding 3D printing technology in terms of processing and property profiles.
