23 July 2013
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Evonik Industries
is now significantly expanding
precipitated silica capacity at
its Maptaphut site in Rayong, Thailand,
for completion in the first quarter of 2014.
Precipitated silica : Uses and Applications
- In addition to application in the automotive
for low rolling resistance tires,
Using silica with in combination with silanes allow
manufacturers to produce tires that greatly
reduce rolling resistance,
yielding fuel savings of up to 8 %
compared to traditional car tires.
- Silica is also used in the food and animal feed industries
- and in the paint and coatings industry.
Expansion purposes
- Demand in Southeast Asia for precipitated silica
has risen sharply in the above mentioned industries.
- Expansion production capacity will
strengthen Evonik's position in Thailand,
* increasing the proportion of production carried out in
Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand and
* allowing the company to better meet
the demands of regiional customers.
Evonik,
Dr.Thomas Haeberle, member of Evonik Executive Board
and responsible for the company's Resources Efficiency Segment
- The purpose of our expansion strategy is to allow us
to support the growth of our key customers in
Southeast Asia and around the world.
- Experts estimate that
the worldwide market for low rolling resistance tires
will grow by a solid 18 % each year over the next five years.
- Evonik has responded by expanding its global silica capacity.
By 2014, its capacity is to grow by roughly 30 % over 2010.
About Evonik
- Evonik is one of the leading manufacturers of
* precipitated silica,
* fumed silica and
* silica-based matting agents.
- They are not only used
* in tires with low rolling resistance but also
* in paints and coatings industry,
* as flow additives and carriers
in food, cosmetics and drug production, or
* in manufacturing silicon applications.
- Overall, Evonik has a global capacity of around
500,000 metric tons per year for
procipated and fumed silica as well as matting agents.
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