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Wacker, Dow Corning Expand In China

by Marc S. Reisch
November 2, 2009 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 87, Issue 44

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Credit: Wacker
The partners’ first silica plant opened late last year.
Credit: Wacker
The partners’ first silica plant opened late last year.

Wacker and Dow Corning have started construction on an addition to their fumed silica plant in Zhangjiagang, China, that will bring combined siloxane and silica production at the site to 210,000 metric tons per year. Undertaken at a “double-digit” million-dollar cost to each partner, the expansion will increase availability of fumed silica, used as a filler, viscosity improver, and flow aid.

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