Wacker expands specialty silicone production
A kick-off event at the Zhangjiagang site in Jiangsu Province (China) marks the start of construction of several new production lines, where Wacker will manufacture functional silicone fluids, silicone emulsions and silicone elastomer gels.
Investments of some EUR 150 million have been earmarked for the expansion project. The project has already received all necessary permits from local authorities. The new facilities are scheduled to come on stream in the second half of 2025. Functional silicone fluids are important starting materials for industrial applications such as impregnating or release agents. Other applications for silicone fluids include their use as additives for construction, paper, paints and coatings.
Chemical processes and coatings
Zhangjiagang is one of Wacker Group’s largest fully integrated production sites. From here the company supplies rapidly growing Asian markets with a wide array of downstream silicone products such as sealants, elastomers, emulsions and fluids. Silicones from Wacker are used not only in traditional application areas, such as the textile, leather and fiber industries, and for chemical processes and coatings.
