Wacker Chemie AG recently announced that it will build a new production plant for its HDK® brand of pyrogenic silica.
Wacker Chemie AG recently announced that it will build a new production plant for its HDK® brand of pyrogenic silica at its Charleston, Tenn., site. The new facility, with an annual capacity of about 13,000 mt, is anticipated to involve capital expenditure of some $150 million.
Construction work reportedly will start in the second quarter of 2017, with completion planned for the first half of 2019. This expansion is expected to create some 50 new jobs at the Charleston site.