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scratch-resistance of lacquers, improves the UV-protection of sunscreens and is an efficient polishing agent
for silicon wafers for the microchip industry. Functional silanes are used in adhesives and sealant
compounds, casting resins, insulating materials, as additives in coatings and colorants and in the electronics
industry. Another major area of application is the protection of buildings, for example, with highperformance
anti-graffiti systems. The SIRIDION ® chlorosilanes marketed by this business unit are key
components in the manufacture of optical fibres and polycrystalline silicon, which is in high demand in the
electronics and photovoltaic industries.
Consumer Specialties Business Unit
The Consumer Specialties Business Unit supplies chemicals to the consumer goods industry for use in
cleaning agents, the personal care sector and hygiene products. Strategic success factors include high
innovative capability, the intensive collaboration with leading manufacturers of consumer goods and an
extensive knowledge of interfacial chemistry. The business unit produces specialty surfactants, mainly from
renewable raw materials or by processing or modifying silicones. These surface active substances are used by
the cosmetics industry to impart special properties to crèmes and lotions, sunscreens and hair conditioners.
The Consumer Specialties Business Unit also manufactures textile care specialties such as sodium
percarbonate, which is used as a bleaching additive in detergents, and cationic surfactants for fabric
softeners. The STOKO ® Skin Care range of end-products is used to protect, clean and condition skin in
industrial environments. Superabsorbents are crosslinked polymers produced from acrylic acid which form a
gel that can absorb up to 300 times their weight in liquid and retain it even under pressure. Evonik-Group's
FAVOR ® brand of superabsorbents is used in babies' diapers and in feminine hygiene and incontinence
products. Consumer Specialties' products for industrial applications include surface-active additives for the
manufacture of polyurethane foam. These specialty silicones are also used in rubber, metal and plastics
processing, in the paper and textile industries, and in agriculture and construction.
Health & Nutrition Business Unit
The Health & Nutrition Business Unit manufactures and markets essential amino acids for animal nutrition,
active ingredients for the pharmaceuticals industry and catalysts. These are required to meet high quality
standards and registration requirements. Evonik-Group has long-standing technical experience of organic
synthesis, catalysis and biotechnology. More than 60 sales offices, technology centres and production sites
around the world ensure competent service and advice for customers. Evonik-Group is a single-source
supplier of all the main essential amino acids used in animal feeds: DL-methionine, L-lysine, L-threonine
and L-tryptophan. Amino acids are protein building blocks used as feed additives, especially in poultry and
pig farming.
Evonik-Group supports customers by providing extensive analyses, advice on optimum feed formulations
and dosing systems for accurate regulation of the amount of amino acid added. This increases the costefficiency
of animal nutrition and reduces pressure on the environment: It avoids excess amounts of feed,
reduces the nitrogen content of excrement and thus cuts the nitrate load of soil. Customer-tailored synthesis
includes the supply of intermediates and patented active ingredients for medicines and key starting products
for liquid crystals needed in flat panel displays. Evonik-Group has exclusive synthesis facilities in China and
Western Europe, enabling it to supply starting products and non-patented active agents for pharmaceuticals at
competitive cost, as well as more advanced intermediates and patented active ingredients that meet top
quality standards. The business unit also produces high-purity amino acids for the food, cosmetics and
pharmaceuticals industries. Its product range includes precious metal powder catalyst systems, which are
required for selective and cost-efficient production of pharmaceutical active ingredients and fine and
industrial chemicals.
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