30 September 2016
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During an official ceremony held on September 30, 2016, (from left)
Dr. Götz Baumgarten, head of the Membrane Business,
Dr. Axel Kobus, head of the Product Line Fibres, Membranes & Specialities,
Dr. Claus Rettig, chairman of the Board of Management of Evonik Resource Efficiency GmbH,
Dr. Klaus Engel, chairman of the Executive Board of Evonik Industries AG,
Mag. Dr. Angelika Winzig, member of the Austrian Parliament as well as
Gerhard Gründl, mayor of the municipality of Schörfling am Attersee,
symbolically broke the ground for expanding the site in Schörfling (Austria).
held a groundbreaking ceremony today
for the expansion of its Austrian site in Schörfling,
where the Group will build another operations complex
for producing gas separation membrane modules.
In addition to
* a new hollow fiber spinning plant,
the facility will include further spaces for
* research and development,
* application technology,
* and another warehouse.
Overall, Evonik is investing an amount
in the mid double-digit million euro range.
The new plant, which will double
the existing production capacity
is scheduled to open in late 2017
and will bring more than thirty new jobs to Schörfling.
Evonik’s Schörfling plant is currently producing
gas separation modules primarily
* for the biogas market and
* for hydrogen and helium recovery.
The new hollow fiber spinning plant will focus on
the manufacture of membrane modules
for efficient on-site nitrogen generation.
Evonik's membranes offer a particularly efficient method
for separating gases such as
methane, nitrogen, or hydrogen from gas mixtures.
The advantages of Evonik membrane technology
for gas separation include
* more precise separation of gases and
* greater productivity.
The company’s plant in Lenzing
near the Schörfling site
manufactures the source material polyimide,
a high-performance polymer,
which is spun and then further processed in Schörfling.
The infrastructure in Lenzing will be upgraded
accordingly as part of the site expansion.
Klaus Engel,
Chairman of the Evonik Executive Board
"As one of our growth fields, the membrane business
is an outstanding example of the way
we access new markets with innovative products.
With today's groundbreaking ceremony, we
* continue the success story
of our membrane business
* and position ourselves as a technology leader
in the attractive market for gas separation,".
Economic Press Contact
Edda Schulze
Corporate Press Phone +49 201 177-2225
Fax +49 201 177-3030
edda.schulze@evonik.com
Specialized Press Contact
Janusz Berger
High Performance Polymers
Phone 49 2365-49-9227
Fax +49 2365-49-809878
janusz.berger@evonik.com
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