Evonik completes first phase of expansion
Germany-based Evonik Industries has expanded its laurolactam capacity in Marl. Laurolactam is the starting material for polyamide 12, which the group markets as a construction material and as a powder: Vestamid and Vestosint, respectively.
To ease the supply situation of polyamide 12-based molding compounds, Evonik intends to further increase its laurolactam capacity. In so doing, Evonik is strengthening its leading global market position in polyamide 12 and is offering its customers supply security, both now and in the future.
Beginning with butadiene, Evonik produces laurolactam in a multi-step process and then polymerizes and compounds it to yield an extensive range of polyamide 12 products customized to the requirements of processors and end users. Thanks to its properties, Vestamid applications run the gamut from sophisticated line systems for motor vehicles, through large-volume pipes used in crude oil production, wire insulation in the cable industry, and catheters in medical technology, to precision injection-molded parts such as pump impellers and control-valve housings in machine and equipment manufacture. Vestosint is used to coat metal parts and wire products such as dishwasher racks.
