- WITH AN ANNUAL CAPACITY OF 13,000 METRIC TONS, THE NEW PRODUCTION FACILITY FOR PYROGENIC SILICA SUPPLEMENTS THE CHARLESTON SITE’S VALUE CHAIN
- CONSTRUCTION WORK IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN SPRING OF 2017, WITH COMPLETION PLANNED FOR THE FIRST HALF OF 2019
- CAPITAL EXPENDITURE OF SOME US$150 MILLION TO BE INVESTED AND AROUND 50 NEW JOBS TO BE CREATED
- CEO RUDOLF STAUDIGL: “THE NEW PLANT IS THE NEXT LOGICAL STEP TOWARD EXPANDING CHARLESTON INTO A FULLY INTEGRATED SILICON SITE IN THE WORLD’S SECOND-LARGEST CHEMICAL MARKET”
Munich / Charleston, December 14, 2016 – Wacker Chemie AG will build a new production plant for its HDK® brand of pyrogenic silica at its Charleston site in the US state of Tennessee. The Munich-based chemical company announced this today. The new facility, with an annual capacity of about 13,000 metric tons, is anticipated to involve capital expenditure of some US$150 million. Construction work will start in the second quarter of next year, with completion planned for the first half of 2019. This is expected to create some 50 new jobs at the Charleston site. WACKER already produces hyperpure polysilicon for the solar and semiconductor sectors in Charleston, with some 650 employees there.
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