# EVONIK INDUSTRIES

Summary updated: 2026-10-04T14:41:02.606119Z
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## Overview

Evonik Industries is a global specialty-chemicals company focused on developing chemical products and solutions for industrial and consumer applications. Its stated purpose is “Leading beyond chemistry to improve life, today and tomorrow.” [1](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P66169382)[2](https://www.evonik.com/en/company/about-evonik.html) Its business is organized into Custom Solutions, Advanced Technologies and Infrastructure, with offerings that include additives, catalysts, ingredients for personal care and pharmaceuticals, high-performance polymers, silica and feed additives. [3](https://www.evonik.com/en/company/segments.html)[4](https://www.evonik.com/en/company/businesslines.html)

Evonik operates in more than 100 countries, with activities across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, the Americas, and Asia-Pacific. [1](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P66169382)[5](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=T16677610)[2](https://www.evonik.com/en/company/about-evonik.html) In fiscal 2025, it reported sales of €14.069 billion and 31,053 employees at year-end. [6](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=T5045567)
[1](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P66169382)[5](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=T16677610)[6](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=T5045567)[6](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=T5045567)[2](https://www.evonik.com/en/company/about-evonik.html)[3](https://www.evonik.com/en/company/segments.html)[4](https://www.evonik.com/en/company/businesslines.html)

## Products & services

Evonik’s products include high-performance polymers such as PA12, used in footwear, pipelines and automotive components, and PEEK for medical applications; membranes for processing biogas, natural gas and hydrogen; and additives including methionine and lysine for animal nutrition. Its portfolio also includes hydrogen peroxide for sterilization, semiconductor-wafer cleaning and bleaching, and silica and silanes used in applications such as tires, electronics and cosmetics. [7](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=T3627238)

Other offerings include additives for coatings, adhesives, sealants, polyurethane foams and lubricants; specialty resins and matting agents; catalysts, including alkoxides for biodiesel production; and ingredients for cosmetics, cleaning and pharmaceuticals. Pharmaceutical-related products and capabilities include active-ingredient synthesis, drug-delivery polymers, biocompatible or bioresorbable materials, and amino acids and peptides for cell culture. Evonik also provides site services at Marl and Wesseling, including electricity, steam and heat supply, plant maintenance, pipelines and security. Its C4 chemicals include butadiene, MTBE, butene-1, isononanol and DINP. [7](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=T3627238)

Products and technologies highlighted in 2026 include SPHINOX® Vively, a biotechnology-derived designer sphingolipid for skincare; Ecobiol® PRO, a spore-forming Bacillus probiotic for animal feed; and isodewaxing catalysts developed with Zeopore, for which Evonik reports five-fold lower product losses in diesel dewaxing than conventional solutions while maintaining higher activity. DURAION® membranes and ionomers are designed for anion-exchange-membrane water electrolysis; Evonik describes them as having high ionic conductivity, chemical stability and mechanical durability, and reports coating widths up to 100 cm and annual membrane supply capacity for up to 2.5 GW of electrolysis power. [8](https://www.evonik.com/en/news/press-releases/2026/03/evonik-launches-new-ceramide-sphinox--vively-at-pchi-2026-.html)[9](https://www.evonik.com/en/products/an/pr_52049943.html?agri-banner=nutri2025)[10](https://www.evonik.com/en/news/press-releases/2026/04/evonik-and-zeopore-launch-highperformance-isodewaxing-catalysts-.html)[11](https://www.evonik.com/en/company/businesslines/hp/membranes/hydrogen/aem-electrolysis/duraion.html)[12](https://www.evonik.com/en/company/Innovation/innovation-factory/Duraion.html)

For the six months ended June 30, 2026, Advanced Technologies, Custom Solutions and Infrastructure reported sales of €3,096 million, €2,757 million and €1,326 million, respectively—approximately 42%, 38% and 18% of group continuing-operations sales. These are segment shares, not product-level revenue disclosures. Evonik also reported Next Generation Solutions at 48% of sales in 2025; this is a portfolio category rather than a product-specific share. [13](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=T16677609)[14](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P42240756)
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## Geographic presence

In FY2025, Evonik’s sales by customer location were concentrated in EMEA (€6.737 billion; 48%), followed by the Americas (€4.119 billion; 29%) and Asia-Pacific (€3.213 billion; 23%). Germany accounted for €2.574 billion of sales. From January 1, 2025, North America and Central & South America were combined as the Americas region. [15](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=T9134882)[16](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P22923384)[17](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P110579461)[18](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P6221269)[19](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P45712241)

At year-end 2025, Evonik had 31,053 employees: 20,603 in EMEA (66.4%), 5,540 in the Americas (17.8%) and 4,910 in Asia-Pacific (15.8%). The company reports that around 60% of its employees work in Germany. [15](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=T9134882)[20](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P95573465)

Evonik states that it operates in more than 100 countries, with production plants in 27 countries across six continents. Its geographic footprint includes production expansions and facilities in Germany, Austria, Belgium, Singapore, China, Japan and the United States, among other locations. [21](https://www.evonik.com/en/company/worldwide-locations.html)[16](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P22923384)[17](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P110579461)[22](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P8601823)[18](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P6221269)
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## Business segments

For FY2025, Evonik reported three operating segments. Advanced Technologies focuses on efficiency through technological expertise and operational excellence, with businesses including high-performance polymers, crosslinkers, hydrogen peroxide, silicas and animal-nutrition additives. It generated external sales of €5,973 million, approximately 42.5% of group external sales. [7](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=T3627238)[23](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=T6704000) Custom Solutions comprises customer-close businesses that develop tailored solutions for specific markets, including additives, catalysts, and ingredients for cosmetics, cleaning and pharmaceuticals. Its external sales were €5,492 million, approximately 39.0% of the group total. [7](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=T3627238)[23](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=T6704000)

Infrastructure covers site-specific infrastructure at Marl and Wesseling, together with the Oxeno C4-chemicals business line. It generated external sales of €2,449 million, approximately 17.4% of the group total. [7](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=T3627238)[23](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=T6704000) The percentages use FY2025 group external sales of €14,069 million as the denominator. The segment report separately lists €155 million for enabling functions, other activities and consolidation; this is not a business segment. The report also describes business lines and product groupings within the three segments, rather than an alternative set of group-reporting segments. [23](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=T6704000)[24](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P119399314)
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## Company history

Evonik’s corporate roots extend back to several German chemical businesses: Chemische Fabrik Th. Goldschmidt was founded in 1847, Degussa in 1873, Röhm & Haas in 1907, and Chemische Werke Hüls in 1938. [25](https://history.evonik.com/en/predecessor-companies/goldschmidt)[26](https://history.evonik.com/en/predecessor-companies/degussa)[27](https://history.evonik.com/en/predecessor-companies/roehm)[28](https://history.evonik.com/en/predecessor-companies/huels) In 1999, Hüls and Degussa merged to form Degussa-Hüls; in 2001, Degussa-Hüls merged with SKW Trostberg, creating a new Degussa AG. [29](https://history.evonik.com/en/Timeline/1990-1999)[30](https://history.evonik.com/en/Timeline/2000-2009)

Evonik Industries AG was established in 2007 as RAG Beteiligungs AG was transformed and Degussa’s businesses were transferred to it, separating those activities from RAG’s mining operations. [31](https://history.evonik.com/en/predecessor-companies/evonik-industries) The company sold its carbon-black business in 2011 and listed shares in Frankfurt and Luxembourg in 2013. [32](https://publications.evonik.com/en/media/press-releases/corporate/evonik-successfully-closes-divestment-of-its-carbon-black-business-103168.html)[33](https://publications.evonik.com/en/media/press-releases/corporate/attachment/10988?rev=1)

Evonik expanded through acquisitions including Air Products’ Specialty Additives business, completed in 2017, and PeroxyChem, completed in 2020. [34](https://publications.evonik.com/en/media/press-releases/corporate/evonik-successfully-completes-acquisition-of-air-products-specialty-additives-business-101214.html)[35](https://active-oxygens.evonik.com/en/evonik-successfully-closes-acquisition-of-peroxychem-124730.html) In 2024, it sold its superabsorbents business and announced a renewed focus on core businesses in Coating & Adhesive Resins and Health Care. [36](https://www.evonik.com/content/dam/evonik/documents/250305_Analyst%20Investor%20Fact%20Sheet%20-%20Q4_FY%202024.pdf.coredownload.pdf)[37](https://www.evonik.com/en/news/press-releases/2024/10/evonik-aligns-two-business-lines-with-new-growth-strategy.html)
[25](https://history.evonik.com/en/predecessor-companies/goldschmidt)[26](https://history.evonik.com/en/predecessor-companies/degussa)[27](https://history.evonik.com/en/predecessor-companies/roehm)[28](https://history.evonik.com/en/predecessor-companies/huels)[29](https://history.evonik.com/en/Timeline/1990-1999)[30](https://history.evonik.com/en/Timeline/2000-2009)[31](https://history.evonik.com/en/predecessor-companies/evonik-industries)[32](https://publications.evonik.com/en/media/press-releases/corporate/evonik-successfully-closes-divestment-of-its-carbon-black-business-103168.html)[33](https://publications.evonik.com/en/media/press-releases/corporate/attachment/10988?rev=1)[34](https://publications.evonik.com/en/media/press-releases/corporate/evonik-successfully-completes-acquisition-of-air-products-specialty-additives-business-101214.html)[35](https://active-oxygens.evonik.com/en/evonik-successfully-closes-acquisition-of-peroxychem-124730.html)[36](https://www.evonik.com/content/dam/evonik/documents/250305_Analyst%20Investor%20Fact%20Sheet%20-%20Q4_FY%202024.pdf.coredownload.pdf)[37](https://www.evonik.com/en/news/press-releases/2024/10/evonik-aligns-two-business-lines-with-new-growth-strategy.html)[25](https://history.evonik.com/en/predecessor-companies/goldschmidt)[26](https://history.evonik.com/en/predecessor-companies/degussa)[27](https://history.evonik.com/en/predecessor-companies/roehm)[28](https://history.evonik.com/en/predecessor-companies/huels)[29](https://history.evonik.com/en/Timeline/1990-1999)[30](https://history.evonik.com/en/Timeline/2000-2009)[31](https://history.evonik.com/en/predecessor-companies/evonik-industries)[32](https://publications.evonik.com/en/media/press-releases/corporate/evonik-successfully-closes-divestment-of-its-carbon-black-business-103168.html)[33](https://publications.evonik.com/en/media/press-releases/corporate/attachment/10988?rev=1)[34](https://publications.evonik.com/en/media/press-releases/corporate/evonik-successfully-completes-acquisition-of-air-products-specialty-additives-business-101214.html)[35](https://active-oxygens.evonik.com/en/evonik-successfully-closes-acquisition-of-peroxychem-124730.html)[36](https://www.evonik.com/content/dam/evonik/documents/250305_Analyst%20Investor%20Fact%20Sheet%20-%20Q4_FY%202024.pdf.coredownload.pdf)[37](https://www.evonik.com/en/news/press-releases/2024/10/evonik-aligns-two-business-lines-with-new-growth-strategy.html)

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