Press release
Corporate Press
September 29, 2009

Evonik increases the prices for DYNACOLL®, DYNAPOL® S and VESTOPLAST®

Evonik Industries’ Coatings & Additives Business Unit will increase worldwide the prices for adhesive resins sold under the brand names DYNACOLL®, DYNAPOL® S and VESTOPLAST® product range effective October 1st, 2009. The price increase will be up to € 0.35/ kg.

This step is unavoidable due to some recent price hikes of important raw materials.

Evonik offers a wide range of raw materials for the coatings and adhesives industry. More information is available at www.evonik.com/smart-formulating

About Evonik

Evonik Industries is the creative industrial group from Germany which operates in three business areas: Chemicals, Energy and Real Estate. Evonik is a global leader in specialty chemicals, an expert in power generation from hard coal and renewable energies, and one of the largest private residential real estate companies in Germany. Our strengths are creativity, specialization, continuous self-renewal, and reliability. Evonik is active in over 100 countries around the world. In its fiscal year 2008 about 41,000 employees generated sales of about €15.9 billion and an operating profit (EBITDA) of about €2.2 billion.

Disclaimer

In so far as forecasts or expectations are expressed in this press release or where our statements concern the future, these forecasts, expectations or statements may involve known or unknown risks and uncertainties. Actual results or developments may vary, depending on changes in the operating environment. Neither Evonik Industries AG nor its group companies assume an obligation to update the forecasts, expectations or statements contained in this release.