Press release
North America
September 29, 2010

Evonik Goldschmidt Corporation To Increase Organics Prices 5-9%

Effective October 15, 2010, or as contracts allow, Evonik Goldschmidt Corporation’s Industrial Specialties and Household Care business lines will increase off list prices for products marketed in North America.

Depending on the product, prices for quaternary compounds, surfactants, amine derivatives and specialty organic additives will increase 5-9% due to market conditions.

For additional information about Evonik in North America, please visit our website: www.evonik.com/north-america.

About Evonik

Evonik Industries is the creative industrial group from Germany. In our core business of specialty chemicals, we are a global leader. In addition, Evonik is an expert in power generation from hard coal and renewable energies, and one of the largest private residential real estate companies in Germany. Our company’s performance is shaped by creativity, specialization, continuous self-renewal, and reliability. Evonik is active in over 100 countries around the world. In its fiscal year 2009 about 39,000 employees generated sales of about €13.1 billion and an operating profit (EBITDA) of about €2.0 billion.

Disclaimer

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