Evonik Industries AG

History

Year	Detail
1843	Roessler laid the foundation of Evonik Industries AG.
1847	Theodor Goldschmidt established the Chemische Fabrik Th. Goldschmidt in Berlin.
1860	Friedrich Ernst Roessler developed a chemical laboratory near to Frankfurt’s Schneidwallgasse.
1863	Hector took over the management of chemical laboratory in Schneidwallgasse.
1868	Hector and Heinrich opened the Frankfurt Edelmetall-Scheideanstalt as a private company.
1873	Hector and Heinrich Roessler converted their company into a joint stock company.
1875	The foreign base for the Deutsche Gold- und Silber-Scheideanstalt was set up in Austria.
1880	Heinrich Roessler developed a process to manufacture heat-resistant gold foil for decorating glass, porcelain, and ceramics.
1882	Franz Roessler started the production of Frankfurt gold foil in the U.S.
1890	Following the company move from Berlin, Goldschmidt's new factory went into operation in Essen.
1898	In partnership with a aluminium company in London, the Deutsche Gold- und Silber-Scheideanstalt has founded the Electro-Chemische Fabrik Natrium GmbH in Frankfurt am Main.
1904	Goldschmidt founded two subsidiaries: Goldschmidt Thermit Co. and Thermit Ltd. for the international penetration of the thermit-proces.
1908	Chemische Fabrik Th. Goldschmidt founded the Goldschmidt Detinning Co. in Chrome, New York.
1910	Chemische Fabrik Weissenstein Ges.m.b.H. was founded.
1915	Reich Treasury has commissioned the Bayerische Stickstoffwerke AG to construct two more production plants in Piesteritz and Chorzow.
1919	Th. Goldschmidt AG partnered with Accumulatorenfabrik Hagen to found the Elektro Thermit GmbH in Berlin-Tempelhof to integrate the welding processes developed by both companies.
1926	Th. Goldschmidt AG has started the manufacturing of fine-grained lead oxides as an additives for rust-proofing painting.
1942	Röhm & Haas GmbH has purchased a site of 86,000 square meters and started the construction of a raw material plant to manufacture the initial products required for PLEXIGLAS production at the Darmstadt works.
1964	Degussa unveiled its methyl methacrylate (MMA) manufacturing plant at Wesseling works.
1966	Along with Mitsubishi Metal Corporation, Degussa has established Nippon Aerosil Co. Ltd. to manufacture and market AEROSIL in Tokyo, Japan.
1967	Röhm & Haas GmbH started the construction work of its new plant to manufacture PLEXIGLAS in Weiterstadt.
1973	Degussa has started the construction work of chemical workshop in the Gulf of Mexico.
1988	Hüls AG acquired Dynamit Nobel AG, a chemicals and polymers division of Troisdorf.
1992	Degussa partnered with Biotika AG and formed Fermas s.r.o. to commercially develop animal food additives in Slovenská Lupca.
1999	Degussa AG merged with Hüls AG to form Degussa-Hüls AG and based in Frankfurt am Main.
2001	Degussa-Hüls AG merged with SKW Trostberg AG to form Degussa AG, while creating the third-largest chemical company in Germany.
2004	Degussa AG opened a research and development center in Shanghai.
2005	Degussa AG partnered with Northern Chinese Jilin University to found JIDA Degussa High Performance Polymers Changchun Co. Ltd..
2008	Evonik Industries has introduced a new Aerosil product line globally.
2009	Evonik Industries unveiled its new facility center for the production of sodium methylate in Mobile, Alabama.
2010	Evonik Industries launched Plexiglas Soundstop XT Bird Guard, a new product line of transparent sound insulation panels.
2011	Evonik Industries has officially opened their new titanium dioxide plant at Rheinfelden.
2012	Evonik Industries AG made a joint venture with Ampaglas Plastics Group.
2013	Evonik Vietnam Limited Liability Co. has been established with headquarters located in Vietnam.
2014	Evonik Industries AG sold out its global skin care business for professional users.
2015	Evonik Industries AG inaugurated the oil additives plant on Jurong Island in Singapore.
2016	Evonik Industries AG inaugurates its new ROHACELL plant in the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park (SCIP).
2017	Evonik Industries AG founded Evonik Digital GmbH, a subsidiary based in Essen.
2018	Evonik Industries AG collaborated with DSM to develop omega-3 fatty acids from natural seaweed.
2019	Evonik Industries AG has officially started its second manufacturing plant for the production of MetAMINO (DL-methionine) in Singapore.