EVONIK OPERATIONS GMBH

Evonik is one of the world’s leading specialty chemicals companies. Evonik offer solutions for the beauty and personal care market by serving a broad range of markets and applications: active ingredients, skin care, hair care and cleansing, and alternative preservation. By now Evonik produced a wide range of sustainable personal care additives – emulsifiers (i.e., Tagat® derived from rape seed oil or TEGO® Care based on glycerine and fatty acids ) and thickeners (i.e., dermofeel® derived from vegetable oil) and biosurfactants (Rheance® One, Sophance® LA-A, produced by fermentation) and already contributed to the BBI PERFECOAT project as well as to EU Horizon project VALUABLE – for the latter as industry consortium partner for evaluation of products for the personal care market.

Role in BIONEER:
Evonik will lead WP4. The samples of biobased polymers derived from the BBBs supplied to EVONIK will be tested for the application potential of the products in the personal care sector (skin and hair care). Evonik is also involved in chemical safety assessment building blocks and final products to ensure the development of safe and sustainable products.