ATLANTA – Huber Engineered Materials, a division of J.M. Huber Corp., is investing in commercial production capacity for its patented Spherilex™ amorphous precipitated spherical silica and silicate technology. This investment will be at Huber’s Hamina, Finland, production facility and is the first production-scale capacity for the Spherilex technology. The Hamina operation will support the business growth of Spherilex precipitated silicas and silicates globally.

Spherilex products are produced via a manufacturing process designed to create spherical particles that provide new or improved functional benefits in a variety of applications including coatings, plastics and personal care products. Capacity is expected to be online in the first quarter of 2017.