# WACKER begins construction of pyrogenic silica plant in Tennessee

Wacker Chemie AG officially started construction on its HDK pyrogenic silica plant adjacent to its Charleston, Tennessee, polysilicon plant.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2016-12-11
- Where: Charleston, Tennessee, United States
- Value: $150.0M
- Jobs: 50
- Starts operating: Q3 2019
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 13,000 metric tons per year
- Products: HDK pyrogenic silica
- 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/topic/2649-company-news?page=469), 2016-12-11: "Wacker Chemie AG, the Munich-based chemical group, officially started construction on its HDK ® pyrogenic silica plant."
- [chemengonline.com](https://www.chemengonline.com/author/gondrey/page/79/), 2016-12-21: "Wacker Chemie AG will build a new production plant for its HDK pyrogenic silica in Tennessee."
- [paint.org](https://www.paint.org/coatingstech-magazine/articles/wacker-build-pyrogenic-silica-u-s-production-plant/), 2017-01-11: "Wacker Chemie AG has announced plans to build a production plant for its HDK® brand of pyrogenic silica at its Charleston site in Tennessee."

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