“With Evonik‘s decision, we are also directly feeling the effects and the situation of the global economy and world politics in Hanau. International conflicts, supply bottlenecks, rising energy and raw material prices as well as increasing bureaucracy at national and European levels are just some of the challenges that we are facing a global corporation like Evonik is confronted with on a daily basis and needs to be responded to. We are very aware of this and local politics can have little influence on the causes of these challenges. However, within the framework of our established, close cooperation, we will influence those responsible at Evonik in Hanau “We will continue to support us in keeping the location competitive in the long term with its highly professional services, for example through new settlements in the Wolfgang Industrial Park,” says Mayor Kaminsky.
“We very much regret that Evonik plans to stop producing active ingredients based on keto acids in the Wolfgang Industrial Park by the end of next year. Even though fortunately no redundancies are planned, the decision means a massive cut for the approximately 260 employees affected,” said the mayor continues. It is also a setback for active ingredient production in Germany as a whole. Hanau stands for courageous action and action, which is why Evonik will actively support those responsible in the usual good and close cooperation to enable new settlements in the Wolfgang Industrial Park in order to keep the location competitive with its highly professional services. “Hanau is known nationwide as a modern and innovative location, especially in the area of highly specialized materials technology and, as in the case of Evonik, the chemical industry. We have worked hard to earn this reputation and this profile over many years and have confirmed it again and again. We will continue to be large Make efforts to maintain our industrial location in a long-term and sustainable manner.”
According to a report from Evonik, the production of active ingredients, such as keto acids, has a 70-year history at the Hanau site. Keto acids are used as active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs). Pharmaceutical amino acids and their derivatives are used in various areas, e.g. B. in medical nutrition, in cosmetics, in human nutrition, as active ingredients and as pharmaceutical intermediates.
Have you noticed anything interesting in the Main-Kinzig district? Write to us at [email protected]
