Evonik is a multinational corporation consistently aligned to high-yield specialty chemistry. Our particular strengths are the ability to innovate, reliability, excellence, and intelligent linking. All this is expressed in the claim “creating essentials” -with our products and system solutions we are creating something valuable and indispensable for the success of our customers. Degussa is characterized by speed, flexibility, flat hierarchies, and the greatest possible proximity to customers and markets. Responsibility for operational business is held by five divisions – Construction Chemicals, Fine & Industrial Chemicals, Performance Materials, Coatings & Advanced Fillers, and Specialty Polymers – divided into 21 business units. The important role played by the business units is expressed in Degussa's management philosophy, "As decentralized as possible, as central as necessary". Accordingly, the business units act as "entrepreneurs within the enterprise". They are supported at their various locations by entrepreneurially managed service units offering assistance in such fields as human resources, accounting, information technology, and infrastructure in competition with outside companies. The Corporate Center in Dusseldorf, Germany, provides strategic control functions.

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