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    Wacker US gas phase silicon dioxide plant put into operation

    • Last Update: 2019-10-15
    • Source: Internet
    • Author: User
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    Recently, Wacker, a German chemical group, officially put into operation its fumed silica production plant in Charleston, Tennessee The annual capacity of the plant is 13000 tons The products are not only for export, but also for wacker's own silicone production The total investment in the new plant is about $150 million, creating 50 new jobs in the Charleston production base So far, Wacker has been producing highly dispersed fumed silica in berghausen and nuntrez production bases in Germany and Zhangjiagang production base in China The completion of the new production plant also enables the Charleston production base to realize the recycling of materials and further improve the value chain Wacker has been producing polysilicon for the solar industry at its Charleston production base since 2016 The most important by-product of polysilicon production is silicon tetrachloride After transformation, the substance can be recycled in production or further processed into more valuable h-fumed silica.
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