# Evonik builds Fenton plant for wastewater pretreatment at Marl site

Evonik is constructing a new Fenton reaction plant at its Marl Chemical Park in Germany to pretreat heavily polluted industrial wastewater, supporting the expansion of Polyamide 12 production. The plant uses hydrogen peroxide from Evonik Active Oxygens.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2022-06-02
- Where: Marl, Germany
- Starts operating: 2022
- Status: under construction
- Products: Fenton reaction plant, hydrogen peroxide
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Water Treatment Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/water-treatment-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Evonik](https://endata.com/companies/15139.md)
- [Evonik Active Oxygens](https://endata.com/companies/63242.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [evonik.com](https://www.evonik.com/en/news/news-stories/2022/sustainable-treatment-of--high-maintenance--industrial-wastewate.html), 2022-06-02: "This wastewater can’t be biodegraded in a wastewater treatment plant."

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