Evonik will expand the capacity of its Shanghai base

On April 18, Evonik, the world's leading specialty chemicals company, announced that it is working to double its global production capacity for VESTAMID®E polyether block amide (PEBA). To this end, Evonik will expand its multi-user base (MUSC) facility in Shanghai and continue to optimize its production base in Marr, Germany.

The Shanghai expansion project will officially start in the fall of 2023, and the expanded facility will help increase Evonik PEBA's production capacity to meet the global demand for the material in the athletic shoe market.

In addition to the Shanghai expansion project, Evonik is also carrying out several capacity optimization projects at Evonik's other major PEBA facility, the PEBA facility in Marl, Germany, in order to eliminate production bottlenecks and increase PEBA's total global capacity.

Evonik VESTAMID®E

Evonik VESTAMID®E is an ideal material for high-performance sneakers with its proven and outstanding performance. With the continuous development of technology, the VESTAMID®E medium sole is soft and light, with excellent shock damping effect, which can help athletes improve their sports performance. Moreover, VESTAMID®E has excellent low temperature impact resistance and chemical resistance, easy processing and coloring, and can meet many stringent requirements. It is favored by the automotive and medical technology sectors.

Evonik "Next Generation Solutions"

Evonik's "Next Generation Solutions" strategy aims to increase sales of products with superior sustainable performance to more than 50% by 2030. VESTAMID®eCO, as one of the key products of the strategy, has attracted considerable attention.

"VESTAMID®eCO is made with 100 percent renewable energy and 50 percent from recycled tires (certified by a third-party quality balance system), retaining all of PEBA's characteristics while reducing its carbon footprint by 42 percent."