Evonik Industries has invested €52 million to expand its silicone manufacturing platform at the Essen Goldschmidtstrasse site, adding a new production facility and tank farm for organomodified silicones.

Bond-Laminates GmbH, a subsidiary of LANXESS, has commissioned two new production lines for Tepex continuous-fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composites at its Brilon site, increasing capacity by about 50% with a mid single-digit million euro investment.

Covestro inaugurated a new production line for polyester resins at its Meppen site on November 3, 2026. The multi-million-euro investment adds capacity in the double-digit kiloton range and creates some additional jobs in production, filling and shipping.

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.

Koch-Chemie began a construction project to modernize and expand its Unna factory, adding production capacity and planned bottling equipment and office space. The announcement was dated 24 June 2020.

Evonik Industries is expanding its capacity for organic dispersions used in heat seal lacquers at its Darmstadt, Germany site, with completion scheduled for the second half of 2021. The dispersions serve food and beverage flexible packaging.

Wacker Chemie is expanding a hydrophobic silica specialties plant at its Burghausen, Germany site, raising capacity for HDK pyrogenic silica by 40%.