Evonik to showcase sustainable solutions at CHINAPLAS

Under the theme of “WE GO BEYOND FOR A CIRCULAR ECONOMY”, Evonik will present its rich product portfolio and competencies through five sections, including circular plastics, green energy, smart mobility, healthy living and additive manufacturing, at CHINAPLAS 2024, which will be held on April 23-26 in Shanghai, China.

Facilitating material recycling

For material recycling, Evonik is exploring the mono-material approach. At CHINAPLAS, Evonik will present a concept car seat made of 100% VESTAMID polyamide. Being entirely made of one plastic group, this seat showcases that design for recycling is possible for complex articles.

At CHINAPLAS 2024, Evonik will present a concept car seat made of 100% VESTAMID polyamide.

Promoting plastics recycling

To promote plastics recycling, Evonik introduced a diverse range of additives under the brand name TEGO Cycle. During the wet stage, Evonik's antifoams & wetting agents can be used to make washing, separation, deinking & drying processes more efficient and help to significantly reduce energy.

During compounding (dry stage) Evonik's odor absorbers, compatibilizers, dispersants & processing aids help to improve processing and enhance polymer properties, leading to more competitive costs and a much higher quality of recycled plastic content.

The company also introduces the organo-modified siloxane-based TEGOMER Polymer Processing Aids (PPA) for converters looking to replace standard PPAs made from fluoroelastomers in PE and PP processing.

Enabling renewable energies production

Evonik’s range of high-performance materials enables the production of renewable energies, including hydrogen and biomass energy. Its polyamide 12 VESTAMID NRG offers high chemical resistance and excellent mechanical properties.

With superior hydrogen compatibility and low hydrogen permeability, it is used in various hydrogen applications such as hydrogen transportation pipelines and storage tanks, providing a safer and more efficient solution for hydrogen storage and transportation industry.

Furthermore, Evonik’s SEPURAN membranes can be used in the separation and purification of gases such as methane and hydrogen.

Driving sustainable transformation across industries

Evonik is committed to providing high-performance specialty chemical solutions for the automotive industry and is expanding the application of traditional sustainable solutions in new energy vehicles.

Evonik's PA12 has been widely applied in the manufacture of automotive fuel lines, and now also of cooling lines, H2 fuel lines, high-voltage electrical busbars of new energy vehicles, meeting the thermal and power management needs of new energy vehicles.

VESTAKEEP PEEK is with high corrosion resistance, high abrasion resistance, high rigidity, low weight, and versatile processing for higher system durability and lower manufacturing costs. PEEK is suitable for the manufacturing of durable components for semiconductors, cables, filament and film production, oil exploration, the automotive and aerospace industries, mechanical engineering, food and drinking water applications and medical technology.

SPHERILEX 30 AB and SPHERILEX 60 AB are the new anti-blocking agents for high clarity polymer films. With product properties of spherical particle shape, controlled particle size, and narrow particle size distribution, the products offer significant benefits for application as an anti-blocking agent in various plastics films.

SIPERNAT precipitated silica, AEROSIL fumed silica, and AEROXIDE fumed metal oxide additives also offer benefits such as free flow and anti-caking that optimize plastic processing.