The Marl Chemical Park
One of the largest chemical sites in Germany.
Around 100 production facilities covering an area of approximately 600 hectares are closely linked in terms of materials and energy. Most of the facilities operate around the clock.
State-of-the-art gas and steam turbine power plants produce the necessary energy and have reduced the chemical park's CO2 emissions by around one million tons per year compared to the days when energy was generated by coal-fired power plants. The park's own infrastructure includes sewage treatment plants, a port and railway station, container handling facilities, and high-performance water, rail, and road connections. In terms of energy, the chemical park is increasingly positioning itself for the future in the area of green hydrogen use and will be an important hub for hydrogen supply in North Rhine-Westphalia's infrastructure.
Production at the Marl Chemical Park focuses on the conversion of petrochemical raw materials such as benzene, ethylene, propylene, methanol, and phenol into basic, fine, and specialty chemicals—from C4 fractionation to downstream products, from chlorine electrolysis to PVC, from acetylene to tetrahydrofuran, from fatty alcohols and ethylene oxide to surfactants, and from acrylic acid to butyl acrylate, to name just a few examples.
All these products can be found in areas of everyday life. Whether wallpaper or paint, shampoo or hygiene products, latex mattresses or pharmaceuticals, components for car manufacturing and fuel additives, or insulation materials for the construction industry—the product range is diverse. Even yogurt and margarine cannot do without powerful chemicals, nor can many sporting goods.
The site is operated by SYNEQT GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of Evonik. Evonik has bundled its infrastructure activities, which were previously concentrated in the Marl and Wesseling chemical parks, into a single unit.
Around 20 companies act as location partners, ensuring the performance of the Marl Chemical Park as a factor for industry, jobs, and economic partnerships.
Location
- Third-largest chemical site in Germany
- Chemiepark Marl is located in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany's most industrialized state
- Central location with excellent connections to the European road, rail, and waterway networks
- Evonik's largest production site
- Attractive location for investors in the chemical and chemical-related industries
- Founded in 1938
- 6 square kilometer area
- 55 kilometer road network
- 100 kilometer rail network
- 30 kilometer pipe bridges
- 1.200 kilometer pipelines
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