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Wacker plans US silicone plant

by Matt Blois
August 8, 2022 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 100, Issue 27

 

Wacker's Tennnesee facility.
Credit: Wacker Chemie
Wacker Chemie's complex in Charleston, Tennessee

The German chemical company Wacker Chemie is planning to add a $200 million silicone production plant to its site in Charleston, Tennessee, which currently produces polysilicon and pyrogenic silica. Over the next several years, the company will build facilities to produce silicone rubber and sealants used in construction, and it may add silane-terminated polymers used as binders for sealants, adhesives, and liquid waterproofing systems.

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