Wacker expands production capacity for specialty silicones in Japan, South Korea
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Wacker expands production capacity for specialty silicones in Japan, South Korea

WACKER has invested an amount in the double digit million Euro range in the capacity expansions

  • By ICN Bureau | January 24, 2025

Wacker Chemie AG this week started up two new production facilities for specialty silicones in Japan and South Korea.

The expansion strengthens the company’s activities in the Asian growth market. The new plants, located in Tsukuba, Japan and in Jincheon, South Korea, will serve the growing demand from the automotive and construction industries for these products.

In total, WACKER has invested an amount in the double digit million Euro range in the capacity expansions.

In Tsukuba, Japan, WACKER has started up a new production line for silicone-based thermal interface materials (TIM). Such products are used in electromobility as heat-dissipating gap fillers for cooling power electronics and traction batteries. (photo: WACKER)

“With the expansion of our production facilities in Japan and South Korea, we are strengthening our position as a market and technology leader for high-quality silicone solutions in the important Asian growth market,” said Christian Kirsten, WACKER Executive Board member responsible for the Group’s silicones business, at the opening. “The additional capacity will help us meet growing demand, especially from the local automotive and construction industries. By doing so we continue to drive our specialties strategy in the silicones sector.”

Asia is already one of WACKER’s most important sales regions. “We generate more than 40 percent of our sales in Asia. Our business activities in Japan and South Korea are major contributors”, emphasizes WACKER’s executive board member Angela Wörl, who is responsible for the Asia region. “The new production lines in Tsukuba and in Jincheon support our strategy to locate our manufacturing capabilities close to our customers in the region.”

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