Evonik Magazine 1 Magazine Evonik Evonik Magazine 1|2008 | 2008 Treasure from the Deep Manganese and other ores can meet tomorrow’s need for raw materials 1_Evonik_01-08_EN 1 20.02.2008 17:09:42 Uhr www.evonik.com We care for fi ne art in the Ruhr Region. We are committed to culture. Passionately so. 215078_Bach_Bueste_220x270_ENG.inddAnzeigen.indd 2 1 13.02.200815.01.2008 10:17:2319:07:14 Uhr EVONIK MAGAZINE 1/2008 EDITORIAL 3 In the Land of Limitless Opportunities Evonik Magazine reports on a journey across the U.S., on the race for raw materials from the ocean fl oor, and of course on activities associated with RUHR.2010 Dear readers, Tom Schimmeck knows the U.S. well from his many trips to the country and his numerous reports about it for newspapers and maga- zines. He loves the openness of the people PHOTOGRAPHY: J. KROEMER PHOTOGRAPHY: he’s met in this “land of limitless opportuni- ties.“ One of them is Derrick Freeman, Tom Schimmeck a barber he met in Hopewell, Virginia, when at the Evonik plant in Greensboro, he was commissioned by Evonik Magazine North Carolina to report on the Group’s major production locations in Hopewell, Greensboro, and Mobile. After his trip of 2,000 kilometers, Shimmeck concludes: “The USA is a country that’s worth visiting again and again.“ Constanze Sanders is an expert on business topics, from overall economic statistics to goods logistics and the search for raw materials. She worked as a business journalist at Der Spiegel magazine for 15 years. Her office in Hamburg has a harbor view, and she’s particularly interested in maritime issues. That’s why she took on the assignment concerning raw materials from the ocean. She spent several weeks gathering information about the international search for raw Constanze Sanders materials on the ocean floor and tracking down the details in talks with numerous experts in the field. Ideas are the stock in trade of Asli Sevindim, the Artistic Director of RUHR.2010. As a journalist and TV presenter, this lively young woman generates ideas almost nonstop, because she’s always on the move. Our author Catrin Krawinkel, though herself a fitness freak, had to work Catrin hard to keep up with Ms. Sevindim as they traveled through the Ruhr Krawinkel region and explored Essen on foot. Krawinkel reports, somewhat breathlessly, “When you’re traveling with her you realize very quickly what the term ‘superwoman’ is all about.“ Pleasant reading! The editorial team of Evonik Magazine 3_Evonik_01-08_EN Abs2:3 20.02.2008 17:18:05 Uhr 6 DEEP SEA 32 RUHRFESTSPIELE 38 AMERICA 50 ASLI SEVINDIM 4_Evonik_01-08_EN Abs2:4 20.02.2008 17:15:58 Uhr EVONIK MAGAZINE 1/2008 CONTENTS 5 EDITORIAL MASTHEAD 3 From the Heights to the Depths Publisher: Evonik Industries AG Christian Kullmann RESEARCHING Rellinghauser Str. 1–11 45128 Essen 6 Treasure from the Deep Editor in Chief: At a depth of 5,000 meters, the seabed is rich in the raw materials that the world so urgently needs for further growth. Inken Ostermann (responsible for Companies and researchers from around the globe are looking for ways to raise this treasure from the deep editorial content) Coordination Evonik: Ute Bauer INFORMING Art Direction: 22 Energy Consumption Wolf Dammann Final Editing (Head): Evonik Magazine’s energy map not only shows how much primary energy is consumed by individual countries but also Kurt Breme illustrates which nations would have to take the lead in cutting consumption Managing Editor: Frauke Meyer SHAPING Picture Desk: Ulrich Thiessen 24 The Inventors Documentation: An inventive trio: in conjunction with Professor Paul Roth from the University of Duisburg-Essen, Dr. Andreas Gutsch and Kerstin Weber-Rajab, Tilman Baucken; Hamburg Dr. Gerhard Hörpel — both of whom work at Evonik Industries — created the modern lithium-ion battery Design: Teresa Nunes (Head), DEVELOPING Anja Giese, Heike Hentschel, Nadine Weiler / Redaktion 4 30 Saving Money and Protecting the Climate Copy Desk: Using solar cells, geothermal energy, and an innovative environmentally friendly roofing tile, Evonik Industries is not only Wilm Steinhäuser enabling people to cut their domestic bills, but also helping to protect the environment Translation: TransForm, Cologne Publisher and address: EXPERIENCING HOFFMANN UND CAMPE VERLAG 32 Kevin Spacey to Star in Ruhrfestspiele Again GmbH, a GANSKE VERLAGSGRUPPE company, The Old Vic Theatre Company from London will once again participate in the Ruhrfestspiele — alongside many Harvestehuder Weg 42 renowned stage actors from Germany and abroad 20149 Hamburg Telephone +49 (0)40/ 441 88-457, INFORMING Fax -236, e-mail: [email protected] 36 Evonik at Hannover Messe Management: Evonik Industries AG will present its innovations at Hannover Messe this year. In Berlin and Brussels, the new German Manfred Bissinger, Dr. Kai Laakmann, company introduced itself to ministers, business officials, and members of the German and European parliaments Dr. Andreas Siefke Publication Manager: TRAVELING Dr. Jessica Renndorfer Production: 38 On the Road Again Claude Hellweg (Head), Oliver Lupp On his trip through the U.S., Tom Schimmeck traveled all the way from New York to the deep south. Along the way, Lithography: he visited historic sites and Evonik Industries’ state-of-the-art production plants PX2, Hamburg Printing: Laupenmühlen Druck, Bochum INSPIRING Copyright: 50 Never a Dull Moment © 2008 by Evonik Industries AG, Essen. Reprinting only with Writer, journalist, and TV host Asli Sevindim is always on the move. That’s been especially true since she became cultural the permission of the publisher. director of RUHR.2010. One of her key tasks is to present the Ruhr region to its best advantage The contents do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the publisher. Contact: DEBATING Questions and suggestions on the contents of the magazine: 56 Are Managers’ Salaries Too High? Telephone +49 (0)201 / 177-3831, In Germany, high salaries for managers and low wage increases for employees have sparked a heated debate about Fax -2908, remuneration for business leaders. Some experts have even suggested that salaries be curtailed by law e-mail: [email protected] Questions about orders or LIVING subscriptions: Telephone +49 (0)40/ 68879-139, 58 Hooked on Virtual Reality Fax -199, Augmented reality is meant to create a closer link between the virtual and the real worlds. While some people are thrilled e-mail: [email protected] by its potential, others fear its impact. But the real question is: how will we deal with it in our daily lives? The designations AEROSIL®, FAVOR®, SEPARION®, and STOKO® are registered trade- marks of Evonik Industries AG or its subsidiaries. PHOTOGRAPHY: MARUM BREMEN (TOP LEFT), LAURENT PHILIPPE (TOP RIGHT), JOHANNES KRÖMER (BOTTOM LEFT), NORBERT ENKER (BOTTOM RIGHT); COVER: WILDLIFE, BGR, OKAPIA LEFT) (FROM COVER: RIGHT); ENKER (BOTTOM NORBERT LEFT), (BOTTOM JOHANNES KRÖMER RIGHT), LAURENT PHILIPPE (TOP LEFT), BREMEN (TOP MARUM PHOTOGRAPHY: Cover picture: Zircon, Manganese nodule, Tin All trademarks in the text are set in capitals. 5_Evonik_01-08_EN Abs2:5 20.02.2008 17:16:01 Uhr 6 SHAPING DEEP SEA EVONIK MAGAZINE 1/2008 Energy from the Sea The oceans hold vast amounts of raw materials and energy sources. With precious metals prices soaring, mining at depths of up to fi ve kilometers is attracting business interests — the battle for deep-sea prospecting rights is on Active black smoker 6_Evonik_01-08_EN Abs2:6 20.02.2008 16:52:42 Uhr 7 TEXT CONSTANZE SANDERS HAWAII AND HANOVER aren’t as far apart as it seems — at least now that the Fed- eral Institute for Geosciences and Natural Re- sources (BGR), which is headquartered in Ha- nover, has leased ocean floor segments in an area stretching 4,000 kilometers across the Depth in meters Massive sulfides 0 Pacific. These segments, one of the richest 200 raw material regions in the world, are littered 1,000 with manganese nodules as big as potatoes 2,000 (around two billion tons of ore in all). They could be vital for Germany’s economic sur- 3,000 vival. “Our goal here is to help safeguard a fu- 4,000 ture supply of raw materials,” says Hans- 5,000 Joachim Kümpel, the new BGR president. There is real concern in Germany about 6,000 ensuring a reliable supply of basic materials. The visible steam of minerals from a black smoker comes As a report published by the Federation of from the earth’s magma: cold seawater seeps through German Industries (BDI) in the spring of 2007 cracks in the earth’s crust and is heated by upward-flowing notes, “it is not only oil and gas that are of stra- magma. At a temperature of approximately 400 degrees tegic importance, but also metals.” Celsius, it shoots up like a geyser, bringing metal along It currently takes around eight weeks for with it. Polymetallic sulfur compounds then sink to the a piece of iron ore from a mine in Algeria to ocean floor, where they become solid massive sulfide de- be transformed into the shiny hood of a mid- posits. Active black smokers can be found at depths of up sized automobile, assuming the logistics chain to four kilometers along the margins of the continental operates smoothly and enough ore is avail- plates, where they continually spew out valuable sub- able. Delivery times are one uncertainty fac- stances containing lead, copper, zinc — and even gold and tor, but prices are even more important, be- silver. Each of the currently known deposits consists of up cause speculation and delivery delays can to 100 million tons. cause them to skyrocket suddenly. Such de- PHOTOGRAPHY: MARUM-FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM OZEANRÄNDER, UNIVERSITY OZEANRÄNDER, OF BREMEN MARUM-FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM PHOTOGRAPHY: velopments have in fact led to a gold rush-like > 7_Evonik_01-08_EN 7 21.02.2008 12:47:35 Uhr 8 SHAPING DEEP SEA EVONIK MAGAZINE 1/2008 Deep-sea ore: This manganese nodule resembles a caulifl ower One nodule — a lot of metal > atmosphere on commodity exchanges.