# Wacker Chemie to expand polymer binder production in Ulsan, South Korea

Wacker Chemie AG is expanding its Ulsan site with a new spray dryer for dispersible polymer powders (80,000 metric tonnes/year) and a new VAE dispersion reactor, with a budget of €60 million. Construction is expected to finish by Q1 2019.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2018-01-01
- Where: Ulsan, South Korea
- Value: $72.0M (60.0M EUR)
- Starts operating: Q1 2019
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 80,000 metric tonnes per year (spray dryer); VAE dispersion capacity more than doubled
- Products: dispersible polymer powders, VAE dispersions
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [indiantextilejournal.com](https://indiantextilejournal.com/wacker-to-build-new-facility-in-s-korea/), 2018-01-01: "Our investment in expanding our polymer-binder production facilities in Ulsan is a key step in our global growth strategy."

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