Marl, North Rhine-Westphalia

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Proprietary anion exchange membrane product for water electrolysis developed and marketed by Evonik

A membrane technology that has been improved to enhance the efficiency and scalability of green hydrogen production via electrolysis.

DURAION is Evonik’s proprietary anion-conducting membrane developed for AEM water electrolysis, intended to enable industrial-scale, high-performance and cost-effective production of green hydrogen.[0] It is produced in large-format rolls on a roughly 20‑meter‑long coating line in Marl, with widths up to about one meter, making it suitable for large electrolyser stacks and high‑throughput manufacturing.[0]

Establishment of an industrial-scale production line for DURAION anion exchange membranes for water electrolysers at Evonik’s Marl site, enabling supply for multi-gigawatt electrolyser capacity per year.

Creation of an application and technology center in Shanghai dedicated to supporting integration and testing of AEM membrane technology in hydrogen infrastructure and industrial projects in China.

Anion exchange membrane product designed for use in AEM water electrolysers, developed by Evonik’s Innovation Factory to enable flexible, cost-efficient green hydrogen production at industrial scale.