Evonik ups PEEK capacity in China

Evonik’s Resource Efficiency Segment is expanding its production capacity for polyetheretherketone (PEEK) at the Changchun (China) site to meet rising global demand for high performance polymers. The expansion will also enable the company to innovate and launch new products.  

Evonik’s VESTAKEEP® brand of PEEK polymers has been posting consistent and strong growth over the last five years across all industry segments for example, oil and gas, aviation and automotive. Dr. Matthias Kottenhahn, Head of the High Performance Polymers Business Line, said that this latest investment affirms Evonik's commitment to support  customers’ growth over the long term as well as to continually expand the company's  product range.

WIth high thermal and chemical resistance, VESTAKEEP® specialty polymers can replace metal components enabling demanding lightweight structural applications. VESTAKEEP® Easy Slide I is a recently developed PEEK compound which offers excellent abrasion resistance and low sliding friction, to production of ever smaller and more powerful structural elements such as vacuum pumps. The recently introduced VESTAKEEP® 5000 HCM (hot compression molding) grade increases the production efficiency of customized PEEK seals delivering superior mechanical properties and performance for the oil and gas industry.