Evonik to expand membrane production in Austria

Evonik Industries will expand its Schorfling site in Austria, where the group will build another operations complex for producing gas separation membrane modules of its Sepuran® brand.

In addition to a new hollow fibre spinning plant, the facility will include further spaces for research and development, application technology, and another warehouse. Overall, Evonik is investing an amount in the mid double-digit million Euro range. The new plant, which will double the existing production capacity is scheduled to open in late 2017 and will bring more than thirty new jobs to Schorfling.    

   

Evonik’s Schorfling plant is currently producing gas separation modules primarily for the biogas market and for hydrogen and helium recovery. The new hollow fibre spinning plant will focus on the manufacture of membrane modules for efficient on-site nitrogen generation.