# Wacker builds new IPA reactor at Burghausen site

Wacker Biosolutions is building a new reactor for isopropenyl acetate (IPA) with an annual capacity of 2,500 metric tons at its Burghausen site in Germany, with capital expenditures of almost €2 million, scheduled for completion in the second half of 2017.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-04-25
- Where: Burghausen, Germany
- Value: $2.20M (2.00M EUR)
- Starts operating: Q3 2017
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 2,500 metric tons per year
- Products: isopropenyl acetate, acetylacetone, calcium acetylacetonate
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [coatingsworld.com](https://www.coatingsworld.com/breaking-news/wacker-expands-its-integrated-ketene-production-in-burghausen/), 2017-04-25: "The new IPA reactor is an important step toward strengthening our integrated ketene production system in Burghausen."

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