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The German group Wacker has officially commissioned a fumed silica plant at its US facility in Charleston, Tennessee. The facility has an annual production capacity of 13,000 tonnes, which Wacker will use " both for commercial purposes and for its own silicone production Commented the company. $ 150 million was invested in the construction and commissioning of this plant and created 50 new jobs on the site.
Until now, Wacker only produced pyrogenic silica at its German sites in Burghausen and Nünchritz and at its Zhangjiagang site in China. The launch of the new plant in Charleston now allows the company to offer US customers a direct supply of fumed silica, welcomed […]
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