29 Oct 2015 --- Evonik opened its expanded facilities in Ako, Japan on October 27th, where the company will produce its SIPERNAT and CARPLEX lines of specialty silicas. The investment represents a roughly 50 percent increase in Evonik’s Japanese production capacity for specialty silicas, which the specialty chemicals company manufactures through DSL. Japan Co., Ltd. (DSL). Evonik maintains a 51 percent share in DSL, a joint venture with the Shionogi & Co., Ltd. in Japan.
