Continental launches key fob made from 100% bio-sourced plastic Continental AG (Continental)’s Automotive group sector has developed a sustainable key fob with an outer casing made from 100% bioplastic (PA11) derived from castor bean oil. This non-fossil oil-based alternative will replace the standard polyamide PA12 plastic. It is derived from natural and renewable sources and is completely recyclable without extra emissions. In addition, the c...

News  Updated at: 2025/04/11

PA it produces in Witten, North Rhine-Westphalia, by 2020. On the other hand, Evonik Industries will focus its resources on developing fields with growth potential, and invest about EUR 400 million (JPY 49.1 billion) in Germany. The company will expand production capacity for transparent polyamide (PA12) by more than 50% by establishing a new plant in North Rhine-Westphalia to start production from the first half of 2021. (From an article in the ...

News  Updated at: 2019/05/27

Evonik to boost production capacity for polyamide 12 by more than 50% Germany-based Evonik Industries AG will increase production capacity for its main product, polyamide 12 (PA12) high-performance resin, by more than 50% from the first half of 2021. The company will construct a new PA12 complex production facility in the Marl Chemical Park (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany), that is scheduled to start production in the first half of 2021. The new...

News  Updated at: 2019/02/13

Evonik to boost production of high-performance polymer PA 12 Evonik Industries AG (Evonik) announced that it will boost production of high-performance polymer polyamide 12 (PA 12) used in products like automotive fuel hoses. Evonik will invest EUR 400 million (JPY 52.8 billion) at a major plant in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany and add facilities to the plant to manufacture the polymer and its precursors. When the new facilities begin operations...

News  Updated at: 2018/03/23

Evonik Industries breaks ground for new PA 12 powder plant Germany-based Evonik Industries AG (Evonik Industries) announced that it held a groundbreaking ceremony for construction of its new polyamide (PA) 12 powder plant. Completion of the new plant is scheduled for the end of 2017. The company will increase its production capacity for "Vestosint" PA 12 powders by 50%. The new plant exclusively for PA 12 production will be located in Marl, North...

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