# Evonik to expand fumed silica capacity in Antwerp

Evonik is investing an amount in the upper double-digit million euro range to expand its fumed silica capacities in Antwerp, Belgium. The production complex is scheduled to become operational in summer 2019.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-07-14
- Where: Antwerp, Belgium, Belgium
- Value: $58.0M (50.0M EUR)
- Starts operating: Q3 2019
- Status: announced
- Products: fumed silica
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [adhesivesmag.com](https://www.adhesivesmag.com/articles/topic/2640-adhesives-sealants-headlines?page=463), 2017-07-14: "Evonik is reportedly investing an amount in the upper double-digit million euro range in the expansion of its fumed silica capacities in Antwerp, Belgium."
- [coatingsworld.com](https://www.coatingsworld.com/breaking-news/evonik-expands-fumed-silica-capacities-in-antwerp/), 2017-07-27: "Evonik is investing an amount in the upper double-digit million euro range in the expansion of its fumed silica capacities in Antwerp, Belgium."
- [process-worldwide.com](https://www.process-worldwide.com/evonik-invests-in-belgian-fumed-silica-plant-a-629646/), 2017-07-27: "This investment is a good fit for our strategy to concentrate more on distinct specialty chemicals businesses and to gradually create a more balanced portfolio."
- [chemeurope.com](https://www.chemeurope.com/en/news/164303/evonik-expands-fumed-silica-capacities-in-antwerp.html), 2017-07-28: "This investment is a good fit for our strategy to concentrate more on distinct specialty chemicals businesses and to gradually create a more balanced portfolio."
- [european-coatings.com](https://www.european-coatings.com/news/raw-materials/evonik-expands-fumed-silica-capacities-in-belgium/), 2017-07-31: "The investment is a good fit for our strategy to concentrate more on distinct specialty chemicals businesses and to gradually create a more balanced portfolio."
- [chemicalprocessing.com](https://www.chemicalprocessing.com/industrynews/news/11315746/evonik-invests-in-antwerp-fumed-silica-production-complex-chemical-processing), 2017-07-31: "Evonik is reportedly investing an amount in the upper double-digit million euro range to expand its fumed silica capacities in Antwerp, Belgium."

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