The world is full of challenges. Evonik is working on innovative solutions that are both economically viable and sustainable. Here, we present some of them. This time: the potato as a globally available source of valuable bio-based raw materials.
Clean Water
Safe Harbor at the Canal
When Ed Harris heads out onto the Theodore Industrial Canal, he isn't going fishing. He's collecting environmental data that helps keep one of Evonik's largest production sites running safely and responsibly.
Hydrogen Peroxide
The Physics of Invisible Bubbles
They are smaller than many bacteria and behave completely differently from ordinary air bubbles. Researchers at Evonik are investigating how nanobubbles can improve disinfection processes in food processing and why their extraordinary stability is so fascinating from a scientific perspective.
Biobased & Renewables
Allies Against Plant Diseases
Researchers at Evonik discovered how biological and chemical crop protection products can become more effective when used together.
Pharma
Perspective on RNA therapeutics, LNPs, and what comes next
Synthetic messenger RNA has revolutionized the development of medicines. While the focus has so far been infectious diseases, attention is now also turning to cancer and rare diseases. A key factor lies in the delivery systems
Lipid Nanoparticles
An Ecosystem for Lipid Nanoparticles
Why Evonik established a presence in Vancouver and Cambridge: to be close to cutting-edge science, innovative startups, and the next breakthroughs in RNA delivery
Additives
From Colorful to Circular
Colorful packaging poses a challenge for recycling. Evonik has developed a deinking solution that starts with the printing inks themselves and has now been recognized with the German Packaging Award 2026 in the “Sustainability” category. In the video, Christian Schirrmacher explains how it works.
Good to Know
Colorfully Carefree
Evonik offers coating additives with a significantly reduced content of potentially harmful substances.
Foresight
How Soon Will AI Have a Seat at the Table?
Artificial intelligence is penetrating ever deeper into our everyday lives. It is changing jobs, politics, and even psychology. In the future, it will permeate all areas of society. The Evonik Foresight team has therefore analyzed the effects of this game changer
Consumables
A Clear Improvement
Scratch-resistance, durability, and smoothness—these are the qualities consumers expect from bottles and jars. To achieve them, glass containers need a protective coating. Using silanes as the foundation, Evonik and its partner TotalEnergies have developed a safer and more environmentally friendly alternative to conventional methods
Evonik has developed a new, efficient process to protect glass bottles. In this video interview, Research Director Stefan Hilf discusses the benefits and potential applications.
Consumables
A Clear Improvement
Scratch-resistance, durability, and smoothness—these are the qualities consumers expect from bottles and jars. To achieve them, glass containers need a protective coating. Using silanes as the foundation, Evonik and its partner TotalEnergies have developed a safer and more environmentally friendly alternative to conventional methods
Interview
“There are many ways to make glass more sustainable”
As a packaging material, glass faces tough competition from plastic, tinplate, and cardboard—and offers clear advantages when it comes to recycling. Dirk Diederich, CEO of the Institute for Glass and Raw Materials Technology in Göttingen, explains in which applications glass can perform particularly well—and how it can be optimized even further
Hydrogen Peroxide
The Physics of Invisible Bubbles
They are smaller than many bacteria and behave completely differently from ordinary air bubbles. Researchers at Evonik are investigating how nanobubbles can improve disinfection processes in food processing and why their extraordinary stability is so fascinating from a scientific perspective.
Fermentation
From a spider gene to a silken thread
The German company AMSilk has developed a process that enables bacteria to produce the protein that spiders use to spin their threads. These ten steps can turn spider silk into a blouse
Every organ pipe is handcrafted. That’s why organ builder Martin Hiltmann shares a particularly close bond with tin, one of the key materials in his craft.
"Our mirrors encompass the room"
Mercury—A Metal in Motion. Today, due to its toxicity to humans, it is largely confined to niche applications. In the past, it was used not only in thermometers but also in the making of remarkable mirrors—a technique Steffen Noack initially had to teach himself.
“This Blue Is Divine!”
A blue with a history spanning more than a thousand years, made unique by brominated compounds: For the Ptil Tekhelet Association in Jerusalem, it is indispensable for producing the Jewish prayer shawl in the traditional way—the only organization in the world that does so. Physicist and electrical engineer Baruch Sterman explains the background.
"We want to build the most accurate clock in the world"
Time is no longer measured solely in human dimensions. Atomic clocks control and regulate time more accurately than humans ever could. The Vienna University of Technology now wants to go one step further and base clocks on the atomic nucleus.
FERMENTATION
Fermentation
From a spider gene to a silken thread
The German company AMSilk has developed a process that enables bacteria to produce the protein that spiders use to spin their threads. These ten steps can turn spider silk into a blouse
Microbiome
Probiotics: Spore solution
Evonik’s latest probiotic feed additive not only keeps poults healthy; its use in poultry farming makes an important contribution to the fight against antibiotic resistance. How Ecobiol® Pro is produced and why it benefits people around the world
Biosolutions
Smooth As Silk
Silk has fascinated mankind for thousands of years. Now the precious fiber can be redefined biotechnologically. Together with the company AMSilk, Evonik uses fermentation to manufacture the precursor for a high-performance fiber modeled on nature
Processes
Engineering the perfect mix
For a product to develop its optimum effect at the point of use, many skill sets are required—from material and process selection to shelf life and customer applicability. Process technology plays an important role here
Care & Cosmetics
No-cow-Know-how: Vegan Collagen
The market for vegan cosmetics is growing. Evonik now offers a collagen that is free of animal-based raw materials but still corresponds to the natural collagen of human skin.
Nutrition
New Source of Natural Nutrients
Veramaris' algae oil is a sustainable source of valuable omega-3 fatty acids. Initially, several hurdles had to be overcome. However, the team was not discouraged by these challenges. Today, Veramaris is one of the fastest-growing biosolutions at Evonik.
Biotensids
From Slovakia to new worlds
Researchers have long regarded rhamnolipids as highly gifted multi-talents. Evonik has succeeded for the first time in the world in producing these substances on a biological basis on a large scale. This breakthrough paves the way for a number of sustainable innovations.
Biotensids
Sweet and Clean
Biosurfactants that are produced by the fermentation of sugar
are in demand for the manufacture of cosmetics and detergents.
Amino Acids
Toward Climate Neutrality
The use of fermentation methods at Evonik began with the production of BIOLYS® more than 30 years ago. Bioengineers are continuously improving the productivity and reducing the carbon footprint of this production process
Fermentation
Strong Strains
Some coveted products cannot be produced by simply
using chemical processes. In many cases, microorganisms can help. Through fermentation, microorganisms can easily bring about even complicated
reactions—if the right strains are used and the process know-how is correct
Here, we present countries and their cultures where Evonik is active.
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FACTS & FIGURES
Good to Know
Cheaper charging
Energy storage systems are becoming increasingly cheaper, or larger for the same price.
Circularity
Back to the beginning
Human beings are using more and more plastic. The global recycling rate must also increase in order to protect the environment and the climate. A look at facts, figures, and data
Hydrogen
Turn on the hydrogen
Hydrogen is considered the fuel of a green economy. Investments are rising rapidly.
Good to Know
History of Electrochemistry
In view of the increasing share of renewable energies, electrochemistry is coming into focus. However, it is not a new branch of chemistry, but has a longer history. Here are some milestones.
Data Mining
The lithium market
The global market for lithium-based batteries is growing faster and faster, making the light metal a sought-after commodity.
