# WACKER to build new dispersion and polymer powder plants in Ulsan, South Korea

WACKER will build a new spray dryer for dispersible polymer powders (80,000 metric tons/year) and a new VAE dispersion reactor at its Ulsan site, with an investment of around €60 million. Construction starts in late 2017, completion expected in Q1 2019.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-09-28
- Where: Ulsan, South Korea
- Value: $70.0M (60.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 700
- Starts operating: Jul 2019
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 80,000 metric tons per year (polymer powder)
- Products: VAE dispersions, dispersible polymer powders
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Wacker Chemie](https://endata.com/companies/303.md)
- [Wacker Chemie Korea](https://endata.com/companies/27915.md)

## Sources

- [wacker.com](https://www.wacker.com/cms/en-us/press-and-media/press/press-releases/2017/detail-84739.html), 2017-09-28: "Wacker Chemie AG is expanding its existing production plants for polymer binders in South Korea."
- [pcimag.com](https://www.pcimag.com/articles/topic/4553-eu-company-news?page=20), 2017-09-28: "Wacker Chemie AG is expanding its existing production plants for polymer binders in South Korea."
- [european-coatings.com](https://www.european-coatings.com/news/raw-materials/wacker-to-build-new-production-facilities-for-dispersions-in-south-korea/), 2017-10-03: "Our investment in expanding our polymer-binder production facilities in Ulsan is a key step in our global growth strategy."
- [yna.co.kr](https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20171107043100057), 2017-11-07: "Wacker's Ulsan plant is the optimal location for expanding production capacity."
- [chemanager-online.com](https://chemanager-online.com/de/news/wacker-baut-produktionsanlage-in-suedkorea), 2017-11-07: "Mit einem symbolischen Spatenstich haben Wacker-Vorstandsmitglied Dr. Christian Hartel ... den offiziellen Baubeginn für das Großprojekt eingeläutet."
- [coatingsworld.com](https://www.coatingsworld.com/breaking-news/wacker-breaks-ground-on-new-south-korean-production-plant/), 2017-11-07: "Wacker Chemie AG on Tuesday said it is expanding its existing production plants for dispersions and dispersible polymer powders in South Korea."
- [globalgypsum.com](https://www.globalgypsum.com/news/item/1370-wacker-starts-work-on-expanding-ulsan-plant-in-south-korea), 2017-11-10: "Investments will total around Euro60m and production is scheduled to start in the first quarter of 2019."

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