Grace Opens Plant in Europe, Doubles Colloidal Silica Capacity
COLUMBIA, MD – W. R. Grace & Co., a global leader in specialty silica, announced the opening of its new 8,200-square-meter colloidal silica plant at its European flagship manufacturing and R&D center in Worms, Germany.
The facility doubles the worldwide production capacity of LUDOX®, Grace’s colloidal silica product, and significantly enhances Grace’s responsiveness to customers in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and Asia Pacific. This will enable Grace to continue to meet growing global demand in a thriving specialty silica segment, where there is active innovation that enables future growth for key industries.