EVONIK Korea CEO, Mr. Thomas Choi

EVONIK Korea CEO , Mr. Thomas Choi

GEBS Anchor : Alicia Inseon Song

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English: Hello Everyone, my name is Alicia Song and I am a reporter for GEBS, a foreign company news station in Korea. Today, I am honored to be joined with YoonYoung Choi, president of Evonik Korea.

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English: Hello Thomas, first of all, thank you very much for accepting this interview. I know that Evonik headquarters is based in Germany and Evonik Korea is located in Dongjak gu, Seoul. Would you please share with us an introduction about Evonik?

Thomas Choi

Welcome to Evonik and Evonik Korea.

Evonik is German base multinational company with 170 years history with its innovation and expertise in the area of Specialty Chemistry. Our head office based in Essen, Germany with operation in more than 100 countries. The revenue of the company is 12.2 bil. Euro (14.7 bil. USD) according to 2020 result and more than 33000 employees working globally.

What is about specialty chemicals? We may not manufacture tires, mattresses, medications, or animal feeds, but Evonik is part of all of those products –and many more. While we often contribute only small amounts of material, those contributions are precisely what make the difference.

That's because Evonik products make tires fuel-efficient, mattresses more elastic, medications more effective, and animal feeds healthier. That’s what specialty chemicals are all about. And when it comes to specialty chemicals, we're among the best in the world.

Talking about Evonik in Korea, we had been established in 1985 and went through group wise Merge&acquisition then we’d change out corporate name to Evonik in 2007. Our head office in Seoul next to Boramae Park in Nongsim town. Additionally, we have technical lab in Bucheon and H2O2 plant in…