# Wacker starts up pilot reactor for VAE dispersions in Nanjing

Wacker Chemie AG officially started up a new pilot reactor for vinyl acetate-ethylene copolymer dispersions at its Nanjing site in China, with an investment of around €2.4 million.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2016-11-13
- Where: Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China
- Value: $2.60M (2.40M EUR)
- Starts operating: 13 Nov 2016
- Status: completed
- Products: vinyl acetate-ethylene copolymer dispersions
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [pcimag.com](https://www.pcimag.com/articles/102747-wacker-expands-capacity-starts-up-pilot-reactor), 2016-11-14: "Wacker Chemie AG officially started up its new pilot reactor for vinyl acetate-ethylene copolymer (VAE) dispersions at its Nanjing site"
- [pcimag.com](https://www.pcimag.com/articles/keyword/2303-capacity-expansions?page=17), 2017-03-20: "Wacker Chemie AG officially started up its new pilot reactor for vinyl acetate-ethylene copolymer (VAE) dispersions at its Nanjing site (Jiangsu province) in China."

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