WACKER Expands Korea Technical Center and Chinese Polymer Activities
MUNICH, Germany/SEOUL, South Korea – WACKER, the Munich-based chemicals group, has successfully completed the expansion and relocation of its technical laboratories and offices in South Korea and inaugurated the upgraded technical center, with integrated training facility, near Seoul, South Korea. Additionally, Wacker Chemie AG announced it is expanding its Chinese polymer activities by investing around EUR 40 million in building two new production facilities at its Nanjing site in China.
The regional competence center in South Korea now houses, under a single roof, both research and development (R&D), applications technology, and a facility for basic and advanced training in silicones and polymers applications. A new silicone laboratory has been built to research, in particular, high-tech products for the electronics industry, while the technical center for polymeric binders will concentrate primarily on applications for construction chemicals. The integrated WACKER ACADEMY training facility will additionally offer an ideal platform for market-specific networking among customers, distribution partners and WACKER specialists. The Korea technical center will help to ensure an optimum supply of high-quality silicone and polymer products for the fast-growing markets in the region.