K2025

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On Good Terms with AI

Sometimes researchers come up against their limits. Experiments are too complex—there are too many possibilities, and that prevents them from reaching the goal quickly and efficiently. In cases like these, artificial intelligence can get a project moving again. At Evonik, AIChemBuddy supports its human colleagues with advice and provides space for new inspiration

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Circularity

As Good as New

It is impossible to imagine our world without plastic. In order to conserve fossil resources and reduce waste, the circular economy is bringing about a paradigm shift. Recycling is already being taken into account in the design and manufacture of new products. To speed up this process, Evonik is working with partners to develop new solutions. Its motto is “Design for Circularity”

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Polyamide

Invisibly green

Polyamide 12 makes products more robust, more durable—and more sustainable. Evonik produces this high-performance polymer in various sustainability levels. The customer decides how much the climate benefits. The inner values of the material always remain the same

Mobility

Turning with the times

Numerous elements in cars are already made of plastic. However, steel has been used for transmission components up to now. The Technical University of Munich now wants to create a new application - gear wheels made of high-performance polymer - and thus help to drive forward the transformation of urban mobility

Medtech

Close to the bone

PEEK is an important material in the medical device industry. Together with an ambitious inventor and entrepreneur, Evonik has developed a variant of the thermoplastic that allows the manufacturing of 3D-printed implants that could improve the health of patients

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Circularity

Surfing on Polymer

An entrepreneur and passionate surfer is now making surfboards better and more environmentally compatible at the same time, while an additive from Evonik is playing a decisive role in making surfing greener

A large pile of plastic PET bottles, compressed and ready for recycling.

Circularity

Plastic from Oil - Oil from Plastic

The global production of plastic has been continuously increasing for decades. It's high time to bring these products back into the cycle. Flow improvers from Evonik support chemical recycling in this endeavor.

Interview

“Plastics help to reduce CO₂ and conserve resources”

High-performance polymers easily withstand impacts and high temperatures, are lightweight, and can be formed into every possible shape. They play an important role in many products. Dr. Ralf Düssel, the Head of Sustainability at Evonik and the chairman of Plastics Europe Germany, talks about the advantages of this material—and how it can be recycled even more thoroughly in the future