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ChemScore report card 2025
Evonik
Total Score
16/100
Ranking
14/40
About the company
Evonik Industries manufactures specialty chemicals for a wide range of products such as tires, mattresses, medications and animal feeds. It operates through five segments — specialty additives, nutrition and care, smart materials, performance materials, and technology and infrastructure. Evonik is one of the largest specialty chemicals companies in the world and has production plants in 27 countries and activities in more than 100 countries. Its headquarters are located in Essen, Germany.
Transparency
8 out of 25 points
Action points
- Start disclosing revenue connected to hazardous chemicals
- Report on the company’s global hazardous substances portfolio (beyond EU/US) on a substance-by-substance basis
- Include more hazard classes and report the produced volumes of hazardous substances leaving the facilities on a more detailed level, substance by substance
Phase-out of persistent chemicals
1 out of 25 points
Action points
- Start reporting and/or limit the share of revenue from persistent chemicals considerably
- Stop producing persistent chemicals and set up a timed phase-out plan
- Stop buying/importing persistent chemicals and set up a timed phase-out plan
Product portfolio
1 out of 25 points
Number of registered hazardous chemicals
51
Number of chemicals on the EU’s Candidate List
14
Number of chemicals on the EU’s Authorisation List and/or POP substances
2
Number of persistent chemicals
6
Product portfolio transparency
45%
Action points
- Reduce the number of hazardous substances the company is using, producing and placing on the market
Safer solutions
6 out of 25 points
Action points
- Publicly commit not to develop or market new products containing hazardous substances. As a minimum, REACH candidate list substances must be excluded from such products
- Publicly commit to increasing the share of sales of safer solutions
- Start making (more) third-party verified safer alternatives available
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Company facts
Founded
2007
Headquarters
Essen, Germany
Revenue
15.8 billion USD
ISIN
DE000EVNK013
Category
Paint / Coating
Detergent
Other
Plastic / Rubber / Fibres
CSRD
Pollution reporting
