Evonik intends to expand the production capacity of functional foam in the Darmstadt plant in Germany. After the investment expansion, the plant can increase output by about 20%.
The company will also add new production equipment, and its products will be launched on the market under the ROHACELL brand. The expansion of production capacity is expected to begin market circulation next year.
Matthias Kottenhahn, Senior Vice President of Evonik's Functional Polymers business, said: The ROHACELL brand has maintained double-digit growth for several years, and according to the current situation, it is expected to continue this upward trend. As global demand grows, we believe that expansion is the right and necessary step to ensure that our customers can use our latest products now and in the future.
At present, the Evonik Darmstadt plant produces ROHACELL foam products, which are the core materials of composite sandwich panels, which are widely used in aerospace, automotive construction, electronics and medical technology.
Andreas Hoff, Vice President of Functional Foams, said: The application of composite materials is still expanding, and we plan to add lightweight solutions to the ROHACELL foam product range, because whether it is aircraft, automobiles, ships, wind turbine blades, electronic equipment, Even small hockey sticks can benefit from lightweight designs.