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Interest Representative Details: EVONIK INDUSTRIES AG

This document provides a human-readable summary of the European Union Transparency Register entry for EVONIK INDUSTRIES AG.

1. General Information

Attribute Details
Identification Code 5958991861-30
Registration Date December 23, 2008
Last Update Date April 8, 2026
Entity Form Aktiengesellschaft (Public Limited Company)
Category Companies & groups
Website http://www.evonik.com

2. Contact Information

Head Office

  • Address:
    Rellinghauser Strasse 1-11, 45128 Essen
    , GERMANY
  • Phone: +49 201 177 01

EU Office

  • Address: Rue Marie de
    Unnamed street ??, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
    , BELGIUM
  • Phone: +32 025511780

3. Goals and Interests

Corporate Goals

Evonik is a global specialty chemicals company operating in over 100 countries with approximately 31,000 employees. The company engages in socio-political debates and acts as a dialogue partner in opinion-forming processes at regional, national, European, and international levels. Evonik Industries AG represents the interests of the entire group, including subsidiaries like Evonik Operations GmbH and SYNEQT GmbH.

Levels of Interest

  • Global
  • European
  • National
  • Sub-national

Main Fields of Interest

The organization follows a wide range of policy areas, including but not limited to:

  • Agriculture, Business & Industry, Climate Action, Competition, Consumers, Customs, Economy & Finance, Education, Employment, Energy, Environment, Food Safety, Foreign Affairs, Public Health, Research & Innovation, Single Market, Taxation, Trade, and Transport.

4. EU Legislative Proposals and Activities

Specific Legislative Files

Evonik is actively monitoring and engaging with several EU initiatives, including:

  • EU Green Deal & Clean Industrial Deal
  • Chemicals Strategy/REACH
  • CBAM (Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism) Revision
  • EU-ETS I + II (Emissions Trading System)
  • EU Taxonomy and CSDDD (Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive)
  • Energy & Decarbonization: Industrial Carbon Management Strategy, Hydrogen delegated acts, and the Electricity Market Design Directive.

Communication Activities

  • Joint event with Covestro and Lanxess at the NRW State Representation to the EU: Panel discussion on the "Chemical Industry Package" (March 18, 2025) featuring various Members of the European Parliament (MEPs).

5. Structure and Memberships

Personnel

  • Total Persons Involved: 13
  • Full-Time Equivalent (FTE): 3.2
  • EP Accredited Members: 3

Memberships in Associations

Evonik is a member of numerous European organizations, including:

  • Cefic (European Chemical Industry Council)
  • Hydrogen Europe
  • PlasticsEurope
  • EuropaBio
  • WindEurope
  • VCI (Verband der Chemischen Industrie)
  • And various others (e.g., A.spire, BIC, CEFLEX, ECETOC, FEFANA).

6. Financial Information

Financial Year: January 2025 – December 2025 Estimated Annual Lobbying Costs: €1,000,000 – €1,249,999

Intermediaries Used

The following entities were contracted for representation services:

Intermediary Estimated Cost Range
CNC – Communications & Network Consulting AG €50,000 – €99,999
Burson Cohn & Wolfe SRL €50,000 – €99,999
Ellen Oerlemans Public Affairs €25,000 – €49,999
Forward Global €25,000 – €49,999

EU Grants

While Evonik Industries AG itself received no direct EU funding in 2025, its subsidiaries received grants for research projects:

  • Evonik Operations GmbH: €554,534.55
  • Evonik Oxeno GmbH: €406,337.50

The filing refers to a past date, and does not necessarily reflect the current state. The current state is available on the following page: Evonik Industries AG, Essen, Germany.