ESSEN, Germany - On June 19, 2012, Evonik Industries held a ground-breaking ceremony for new production plants for the manufacture of isophorone and isophorone diamine in the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park (SCIP). The group is investing more than EUR 100 million in the plants, which are scheduled to come on stream in the first quarter of 2014, after completion of a roughly two-year construction phase.
The groundbreaking is a milestone for Evonik. “This integrated production platform shall reinforce our presence in an important market and enable us to supply the growing needs of our customers in China and the entire Asia-Pacific region,” emphasized Dr. Dahai Yu, member of the Executive Board of Evonik Industries.