The expansion comes in response to increasing market demand for effective surfactants.
Hinnerk G. Becker, market segment manager for specialties at Evonik Performance Intermediates and Tonia Weber, plant manager oxo
Evonik expands its production capacity for the high-purity C13 alcohol isotridecanol (ITDA) at the Marl Chemical Park, Marl, Germany. The high-purity C13 alcohol is an important intermediate product in the production of surface-active substances (so-called surfactants), according to the company. They are used in industrial applications such as cleaning and lubricants, and in the form of special esters found in high-quality paints and lacquer resins.
