Grace Expands Colloidal Silica Manufacturing In Germany
COLUMBIA, MD – W. R. Grace & Co. has started construction of a new colloidal silica plant at its European flagship manufacturing and R&D center in Worms, Germany. This investment will support growing demand and increasing technical requirements of customers. It will broaden Grace’s technology platforms, significantly increase capacity for Grace’s LUDOX® portfolio of colloidal silica products, and add flexibility to the company’s global manufacturing network. The expansion is expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2020.
The new LUDOX colloidal silica plant will accelerate the development of new LUDOX colloidal silica applications into a wide spectrum of industrial applications including catalysts, functional coatings, and precision investment casting; support increasing demand in this high-growth, high-value specialty silica segment; and improve alternative sourcing and logistics capabilities to better serve customers in Europe, the Middle East and Asia.