WACKER Expands Production Capacity for Silicone Fluids
MUNICH – The Munich-based WACKER Group has expanded its production capacity for functional silicone fluids at its Burghausen, Germany, site. With the new expansion stage, which came on stream in early January, WACKER is meeting the rising global demand for specialty fluids and silicone emulsions in the coatings, paper, textile, cosmetics and personal care industries, where functional silicone fluids serve as important precursors. Investment in the expansion amounts to around €26 million.
The expansion is of particular importance for WACKER SILICONES. At the performance silicones plant in Burghausen, the precursor siloxane and other raw materials are used to make highly specialized functional silicone fluids. They are important starting materials for antifoam, impregnating and release agents and for additives for the construction, coatings, paper, cosmetics and personal care industries.