Highlights

Welcome to Evonik Active Oxygens' Highlights:
Our Innovative, Sustainable, and Future-Oriented Solutions Approaches

Each of our highlight topics demonstrates how Evonik Active Oxygens combines innovation, responsible applications, and the protection of the environment and natural resources. Our sustainability strategy supports the transition to lower‑emission processes. With low carbon hydrogen peroxide, we are driving decarbonization along the value chain. Our solutions for soil and groundwater remediation enable efficient treatment of contaminated sites. And with our HP+ technologies, we contribute to resource‑efficient, modern production processes.

Our other markets and applications

Performance Meets Sustainability

Evonik Active Oxygens is driving sustainable progress across industries through advanced oxidation technologies that align with the Way to Go₂ strategy. Our high-purity oxidants—hydrogen peroxide, peracetic acid, and persulfates—enable cleaner production, improved resource efficiency, and reduced emissions in a wide range of applications. From environmental remediation to high-performance chemical synthesis, our solutions are designed to deliver measurable impact. These solutions minimize surface disruption while accelerating the recovery of soil and groundwater quality.

A cornerstone of our sustainability approach is the development of certified low carbon footprint hydrogen peroxide. Produced by using renewable electricity, green hydrogen, and energy-efficient processes, this innovation helps customers reduce Scope 3 emissions without altering product performance or logistics—making it a practical step toward climate-neutral operations.

In environmental applications, we offer proven in situ remediation technologies that target contaminants such as phenols, pesticides, PCBs, and heavy metals directly underground.

Our HP+ technologies, including the HPPO and HPPG processes, use hydrogen peroxide for the direct synthesis of propylene oxide and propylene glycol. These methods reduce energy consumption and environmental impact while maintaining high process efficiency—supporting more sustainable chemical production.

Beyond these core areas, our portfolio also includes ultra-pure hydrogen peroxide for semiconductor manufacturing, where precision and purity are critical to advanced electronics. In aerospace, high-test peroxide (HTP) enables clean propulsion with non-toxic exhaust and safer handling, supporting the development of green rocketry. Tailored oxidizing agents further support electronics manufacturing and environmental technologies, where reliability and performance are essential.

Together, these solutions reflect Evonik’s commitment to scalable, science-based innovations that help industries meet both performance and sustainability goals.

OUR HIGHLIGHTS

Our Sustainability Strategy

Evonik Active Oxygens supports the Way to Go₂ strategy by enabling more sustainable industrial processes with high-purity oxidants such as hydrogen peroxide, peracetic acid, and persulfates. These compounds contribute to cleaner production, improved energy and resource efficiency, and reduced emissions across diverse applications. Our sustainability area provides technical experts with access to certified initiatives, integrated technologies, and sector-specific news stories—demonstrating how advanced oxidation solutions deliver measurable environmental benefits and support global climate objectives.

Low Carbon Footprint Hydrogen Peroxide

Hydrogen peroxide is already a clean oxidant by nature—but Evonik is taking it further. Through our Way to GO₂ initiative, we’re transforming H₂O₂ production across Europe by replacing fossil-based inputs with renewable electricity, green hydrogen, and energy-efficient technologies. The result: certified low carbon footprint hydrogen peroxide that helps customers reduce Scope 3 emissions without changing product specifications, logistics, or compliance. Backed by TÜV Rheinland certification, it’s a smart step toward climate-neutral chemistry.

Soil and groundwater remediation to target contaminants

Soil & Groundwater Remediation

We provide proven, high‑performance remediation products and technologies designed to eliminate harmful contaminants in groundwater and soil. Our solutions effectively target pollutants such as phenols, pesticides, PCBs, and heavy metals that threaten environmental quality and human health. Using advanced in situ remediation approaches, we treat contaminants directly underground—reducing surface disruption, lowering costs, and accelerating the natural recovery of impacted sites.

HP+ Technologies

Innovative solutions such as HP+ technologies make industrial processes more sustainable. Together with partners, we have developed the HPPO and HPPG processes, which use hydrogen peroxide to produce the in-demand chemicals propylene oxide and propylene glycol for direct synthesis, thus saving resources, costs and energy, while eliminating any co-products other than water.

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