Evonik has opened its newly expanded facilities in Ako, Japan, which will produce its SIPERNAT and CARPLEX lines of specialty silicas. The investment adds a 50% increase Japanese production capacity for specialty silicas, which the specialty chemicals company manufactures through DSL. Japan Co., Ltd. (DSL). Evonik has a 51% stake in DSL, a joint venture with the Shionogi & Co., Ltd. in Japan. Applications for SIPERNAT and CARPLEX are used as drug carriers in pharmaceuticals, and as flow aid...