A letter to Evonik's Customers and Partners in China

dear customers and partners:Happy New Year! Very period, see the literal's Year of the Mule begins in an unexpected way for allThe development of the nCoV outbreak is touching the hearts of hundreds of millions of peoplesince the outbreak, Evonik has been closely watching the development of the situationTo ensure employee health and plant safety, we respond quickly to national and local government requests for epidemic prevention and work tirelessly to properly address the problems that may arise from the outbreakat this point, we are pleased to share with you that, since February 10, all 10 factories and 4 offices in-Winin China have fully resumed production and operationWe will combine the Group's global procurement and supply chain resources, and actively cooperate with our customers, partners of the normal productionIf you have an urgent order related to outbreak prevention and control, please contact the Evonik business team in a timely manner and we will strive to seek the possibility of rapid delivery for outbreak-related orders in accordance with local policieswhenever and wherever, for every customer, partner to provide professional, quality service is the responsibility of Evonikso far, No employees around the world have been infected with the new coronavirus, and we will do everything in ourto maintain the record of win-change zero infectionIn the early stages of the outbreak, we first formed a regional emergency management team to guide the development of anti-epidemic work and production operationsOur business team, closely linked to every customer, partner, to ensure timely follow-up needs, protection needsOur multiple functions work together to communicate with our employees, purchase and distribute protective materials, and provide emergency management for suppliers to ensure the health and safety of our employees and the safety of our factories, while ensuring that the impact of the outbreak on our customers and partners' business estos is minimized "continue to be close to customers, mutual achievements" is to win and create deep cultivation of China, has always been adhered to While there are still many uncertainties as a result of the impact of the outbreak, we are committed to taking all potential risks in our operations seriously and making every effort to minimize the possible impact of the outbreak on the supply of products from Chinese customers finally, thank you for your confidence, understanding and support for Evonik at this special time The people of Zhicheng, a total of difficult times Evonik firmly believes that we will soon overcome the new corona virus and build a safe, healthy and better future Winchina China February 11, 2020