Evonik Operations GmbH develops, manufactures, imports and distributes chemical products and substances of all types, with a focus on specialty chemicals, domestically and internationally. It is the largest operational company within the Evonik Group and also acts as an intermediate holding company binding key group subsidiaries. The operating business is organized into the divisions Specialty Additives, Nutrition & Care, Smart Materials and Technology & Infrastructure and maintains major production sites including Marl, Hanau, Wesseling, Rheinfelden, Herne and Essen. In fiscal 2024 the company spent €410 million on research & development and has embedded sustainability topics such as the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) and innovation growth cores (e.g. Advance Precision Biosolutions, Accelerate Energy Transition, Enable Circular Economy) in its strategy.
Die Entwicklung, die Herstellung, der Import und der Vertrieb von chemischen Erzeugnissen und Stoffen aller Art, vor allem von Erzeugnissen und Stoffen der Spezialchemie, im In- und Ausland, sowie die Betätigung in damit verwandten Bereichen, einschließlich der Erbringung von damit im Zusammenhang stehenden Serviceleistungen.
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Source: German Commercial Register (Handelsregister) Essen Local Court, HRB 20227 (as of 28 October 2026)
| Name | Type | City |
|---|---|---|
| Lauren Kjeldsen | Geschäftsführer(in) | Düsseldorf |
| Claudine Mollenkopf | Geschäftsführer(in) | Frankfurt am Main |
| Thomas Wessel | Geschäftsführer(in) | Recklinghausen |
| Company | Location |
|---|---|
| Marl |
Source: German Commercial Register (Handelsregister) Essen Local Court, HRB 20227 (as of 28 October 2026)
| Date | Event Type | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 26.11.2025 | Registered Seat Change | Evonik Operations GmbH, Podružnica Ljubljana, |
| 26.11.2025 | Business Address Change | Trg republike 003, 1000 Ljubljana/Slowenien |
| 09.10.2025 | Registered Seat Change | EVONIK OPERATIONS GMBH, 20090 ASSAGO |
| Date | Type | Change | Total Capital |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04.02.2015 | Capital Increase | +1.410 € | 205.625.000 € |
| 31.10.2007 | Share Capital Set | — | 205.623.590 € |
Source: German Commercial Register (Handelsregister) Essen Local Court, HRB 20227 (as of 28 October 2026)
| Year | Revenue | Profit | Balance | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | €7,448,000,000 | €478,000,000 | €10,283,000,000 | — |
| 2024 | €4,285,969 | €1,077,000,000 | €10,753,000,000 | 13,159 |
| 2023 | €17,299,531 | — | €10,742,000,000 | 13,696 |
| 2022 | €4,176,561 | -€188,091 | €11,132,000,000 | 14,023 |
| 2021 | €4,729,560 | €491,124 | €11,072,000,000 | 14,127 |
| 2020 | €4,709,357 | €351,726 | €10,152,000,000 | 14,585 |
| 2019 | €3,898,239 | €396,297 | €11,195,000,000 | 0 |
| 2018 | €3,538,435 | -€113,796 | €10,893,000,000 | 0 |
| 2017 | €36,792,345 | €3,129,166 | €11,252,000,000 | 0 |
| 2016 | €36,019,912 | €838,219 | €10,267,000,000 | 0 |
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Source: German Commercial Register (Handelsregister) Essen Local Court, HRB 20227 (as of 28 October 2026)
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| Cost type | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of Goods Sold | €6,424,000,000 | 83.1% |
| Selling Costs | €780,000,000 | 10.1% |
| Admin Costs | €143,000,000 | 1.8% |
| R&D Costs | €387,000,000 | 5.0% |
