16 December 2016
DETAILS
- 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”
Distillation columns at the Charleston site
in the US state of Tennessee, where WACKER
produces hyperpure polysilicon for the solar sector.
At its new pyrogenic silica plant, WACKER
can further process the resultant tetrachlorosilane by product
from polysilicon manufacturing into HDK® to create added value.
Wacker Chemie AG will build a new production plant
for its 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.
Contact Wacker Chemie AG
Media Relations & Information
Christof Bachmair
Tel. +49 89 6279-1830
Email christof.bachmair@wacker.com
Analysts and Investors
Joerg Hoffmann
Tel. +49 89 6279-1633
Email joerg.hoffmann@wacker.com
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