Creavis creates profitable and sustainable new businesses for Evonik Degussa. The focus is to enhance Evonik Degussa's portfolio by building high-value businesses in specialty chemistry through technologies and/or markets that are new to the world.

Creavis is Evonik Degussa's strategic research & development and corporate venturing arm. It takes on the task of high risk business creation. Creavis seamlessly integrates know-how from the fundamental sciences, Evonik Degussa's world-class materials capabilities and end-systems know-how to create new products and solutions. The activities within Creavis are designed to produce results that will be of considerable value to end-users and customers in high growth markets. Creavis strives to enhance Evonik Degussa's image as a highly competent, successful and valuable business partner.

Evonik Degussa’s Creavis Technologies & Innovation activities in Australia include the development, sales and marketing of Super Absorbent Polymers for application in agriculture, industry and consumer products via its “Creasorb” operations. Consistent with Evonik Degussa's science to business concept “Creasorb” is already a world leader in technical application and development of tailored Super Absorbent Polymers for industry.

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Products/Applications

• Stockosorb
  Hydrogels for Agriculture
• Favor Pac
  FDA approved super absorbents for food packaging
• Firesorb
  Highly effective water retentive gels for fire fighting