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Wacker plans US silicone plant

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Wacker plans US silicone plant

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The German chemical company Wacker Chemie is planning to add a $200 million silicone production plant to its site in Charleston, Tennessee, which currently produces polysilicon and pyrogenic silica. Over the next several years, the company will build facilities to produce silicone rubber and sealants used in construction, and it may add silane-terminated polymers used as binders for sealants, adhesives, and liquid waterproofing systems.

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