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Evonik Holds Groundbreaking Ceremony for Commercial Rhamnolipid Production Facility

The facility in Slovenská Ľupča will expand Evonik’s biotechnology platform, which is an integral part of the company’s life sciences division Nutrition & Care.

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By: Lianna Albrizio

Associate Editor

Evonik is celebrating the start of the construction of the world’s first commercial rhamnolipid production facility with a groundbreaking ceremony.    The new biosurfactant plant is a triple-digit million-euro investment in Evonik’s biotech hub in Slovakia. This will establish Evonik as a pioneer of high-quality, sustainable biosurfactants on a commercial scale and further strengthen the site in Slovenská Ľupča as a strategic center for biotechnology. Rhamnolipids are biosurfactants and ...

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