Health & Nutrition

Evonik’s Health & Nutrition business unit provides its customers with products and services in the fields of health, animal nutrition and efficient resources utilization. As a leading supplier in these fields we are a reliable partner in the industries.

For the feed industry we provide essential amino acids and innovative services for animal nutrition which help to optimize profitability in our customers’ operations.

Our Exclusive Synthesis business line is a leading custom manufacturing partner for the pharmaceutical and other industries, with its innovative concept of horizontal integration providing customers with a unique choice to combine the best of two worlds: competitive pricing from Asian manufacturing hubs and top rated compliance with regulatory and intellectual property requirements in Europe.

Our subsidiary Evonik Rexim is the expert in pharmaceutical and food grade amino acids, amino acid derivatives and dipeptides.

The Catalyst business line develops and manufactures a broad range of catalysts for the synthesis of pharmaceuticals, fine and bulk chemicals as well as components for polymerization catalysts in close cooperation with our customers.

The business unit Health & Nutrition is also a leading company in products, technologies and services for the extraction of gold, for chemical and pharmaceutical intermediates and for surface treatment of metals.

More than 60 production sites, sales offices and technology centers worldwide ensure quick and competent business advice for customer’s needs. In 2007 the Business Unit Health & Nutrition with more than 3,800 employees generated sales of about €1.2 billion.