Member Companies

Degussa Canada Inc.

Location

13 kms. east of Gibbons on Hwy 643

Employees and full time contractors (excluding construction workforce)

Approximately 46

Products

Hydrogen Peroxide

Contact

Richard Boettcher via e-mail: richard.boettcher@degussa.com

www.evonik.com

Overview

 

This facility manufactures and distributes hydrogen peroxide. This chemical is widely used in the pulp and mining industries and also has environmental applications. The Bleaching & Water Chemicals unit is a global supplier of hydrogen peroxide, operating production facilities in eight countries around the world and maintaining production in every region of the world. Evonik Degussa Corporation, located in Parsippany, New Jersey, is the North American subsidiary of Evonik Degussa AG, Duesseldorf, Germany, a world leader in specialty chemicals with major businesses dedicated to health and nutrition, construction chemicals, fine and industrial chemicals, performance chemicals, coatings and advanced fillers, and specialty polymers. The company also owns and operates production facilities, R & D and applied technology centers throughout the NAFTA region.