Wacker grows product portfolio with Indian plant expansion

摘要

Wacker Chemie AG announced that its subsidiary in India, Wacker Metroark Chemicals Pvt. Ltd., is expanding its existing silicone production at its Amtala site near Kolkata with a new hydrosilylation plant for manufacturing functional silicone fluids. The plant with an annual capacity of over 6,000 metric tons was officially opened at a ceremony in Amtala. The expansion is Wacker's response to growing regional demand for specialty silicones for use in the textile, personal-care, rigid and flexible polyurethane foam and agrochemical sectors. The investment for the plant amounts to around ?6 million.