Evonik
EMEA
Essen
,
Germany
Multinational
FOUNDED
HEADCOUNT
10000+
FUNDING
Public
Keywords:
fermentation, biosurfactants, therapeutics, cosmetics, CDMO, probiotics, amino_acids
BUSINESS
Well established specialty chemicals company providing chemicals and materials including biosurfactants, lipid nanoparticles for mRNA delivery, and bio-based polymers. Serves personal care, pharmaceutical, and industrial markets.
BIOTECH INVOLVEMENT
Partial; specialty chemicals major with a meaningful and growing industrial-biotech footprint inside a larger chemicals portfolio. Active fermentation businesses include rhamnolipid biosurfactants (Rewoferm), amino acids (methionine, lysine via hybrid bio/chem and bio routes), and probiotic strain manufacture; also a major CDMO for lipid nanoparticles, mRNA components, and bio-based polymers.
TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM
biosurfactant fermentation; lipid nanoparticle technology
PRIMARY PRODUCTS
rhamnolipids biosurfactants; RESOMER bioresorbable polymers; SEPURAN membranes