Evonik Industries AG Company Description
Evonik Industries AG produces 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 provides 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 for oil and other lubricants for construction machinery and automotive sector.
Its 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; polymers products, such as polyamide 12, polymer foams, specialty polybutadiene and polyester, and membranes.
Its 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 headquartered in Essen, Germany.

Country | Germany |
Founded | 1847 |
Industry | Specialty Chemicals |
Sector | Materials |
Employees | 30,669 |
CEO | Christian Kullmann |
Contact Details
Address: Rellinghauser Strasse 1-11 Essen, 45128 Germany | |
Phone | 49 201 177 3315 |
Website | evonik.com |
Stock Details
Ticker Symbol | EVK |
Exchange | Deutsche Börse Xetra |
Fiscal Year | January - December |
Reporting Currency | EUR |
ISIN Number | DE000EVNK013 |
SIC Code | 2800 |
Key Executives
Name | Position |
---|---|
Christian Kullmann | Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Executive Board |
Dr. Harald Schwager | Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board |
Maike Schuh | Chief Financial Officer and Member of Executive Board |
Thomas Wessel | Chief Human Resources Officer, Labor Relations Director and Member of Executive Board |
Dr. Wilfried Ostendorf | Head of Production and Technology |
Tim Lange | Head of Investor Relations |
Thomas Mahlstedt | Vice President M&A, Corporate Legal and Compliance |
Christian Schmid | Head of Corporate Communications |
Dr. Stefan Mack | Head of the Methionine and Derivatives Product Line |
Matthias Ruch | Head of External Communications and Corporate Press Officer |