# Evonik invests €52 million to expand silicone production in Essen

Evonik completed a €52 million investment at its Essen Goldschmidtstrasse site in Germany, including a new production plant and tank farm, to expand capacity for organomodified silicones. The new facility increases production capacity and optimizes logistics.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2026-11-03
- Where: Essen, Germany
- Value: $56.0M (52.0M EUR)
- Starts operating: 4 Nov 2026
- Status: completed
- Capacity: increased production capacity for organomodified silicones
- Products: organomodified silicones
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Evonik](https://endata.com/companies/15139.md)

## Sources

- [evonik.com](https://www.evonik.com/en/news/press-releases/2026/11/Evonik-expands-silicone-platform-in-Essen.html), 2026-11-03: "Evonik has invested €52 million in expanding its silicone platform at the Essen Goldschmidtstrasse site in Germany."
- [chemicalprocessing.com](https://www.chemicalprocessing.com/industrynews/news/55416411/basf-evonik-announce-separate-manufacturing-investments), 2026-11-03: "Evonik completed construction of a new production plant and tank farm at its Essen Goldschmidtstrasse site."
- [chemindigest.com](https://chemindigest.com/evonik-announces-e52-million-investment-to-expand-silicone-operations-in-essen/), 2026-11-04: "Evonik invested €52 million to strengthen and expand its silicone production platform at its Essen Goldschmidtstrasse site in Germany."
- [chemweek.com](https://chemweek.com/document/show/phoenix/6317653/Evonik-expands-capacity-for-silicone-additives-in-Germany), 2026-11-04: "Company invested €52M in its Essen Goldschmidtstrasse site; project included a new plant, large tank farm."
- [cnchemshop.com](https://www.cnchemshop.com/newsdetail/13668.html), 2026-11-04: "Evonik has completed a €52 million expansion of its silicone platform at the Goldschmidtstrasse site in Essen."

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