# Wacker Chemie commissions new ultra-pure polysilicon line in Burghausen

Wacker Chemie AG commissioned a new production line called 'Etching Line Next' for ultra-pure semiconductor-grade polysilicon at its Burghausen site in Germany, strengthening its position as a global leader in polysilicon for the semiconductor industry.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2025-07-17
- Where: Burghausen, Bavaria, Germany
- Value: $330.0M (300.0M EUR)
- Starts operating: 17 Jul 2025
- Status: completed
- Capacity: over 50% increase in semiconductor-quality polysilicon capacity
- Products: ultra-pure semiconductor-grade polysilicon
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md), [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Wacker Chemie](https://endata.com/companies/303.md)

## Sources

- [chemengonline.com](https://www.chemengonline.com/wacker-commissions-new-ultra-pure-polysilicon-plant-in-burghausen-germany/), 2025-07-17: "We are the only company in Europe and the largest in the world who manufactures ultrapure polysilicon for the semiconductor industry."
- [mem-innovation.ch](https://www.mem-innovation.ch/maschinen?cHash=8bbd79cd230be0d253244470f35d3fd0&tx_news_pi1%5Baction%5D=detail&tx_news_pi1%5Bcontroller%5D=News&tx_news_pi1%5Bnews%5D=7572), 2025-07-20: "Mit der Etching Line Next können wir ultrareines Polysilicium herstellen und damit den Rohstoff für die nächste Chip-Generation – eine Voraussetzung für Hightech-Anwendungen wie Künstliche Intelligenz."
- [burghausen.de](https://www.burghausen.de/en/current-general/Wacker-commissions-new-production-line-for-semiconductor-polysilicon-at-its-Burghausen-site/), 2025-07-21: "With the Etching Line Next, we can produce ultra-pure polysilicon, the raw material for the next generation of chips – a prerequisite for high-tech applications such as artificial intelligence."

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