# Evonik and Wynca form joint venture to produce fumed silica in China

Evonik Industries and Wynca agreed to form a joint venture, Evonik Wynca (Zhenjiang) Silicon Material Co., Ltd., to build a fumed silica production facility in Zhenjiang, China, with an investment in the mid-double-digit million euro range and annual output of 8,000 metric tons, operational in 2021.

- Type: Partnership
- Announced: 2018-08-22
- Where: Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province, China
- Value: $58.0M (50.0M EUR)
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 8,000 metric tons per year
- Products: fumed silica (AEROSIL)
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Evonik Industries](https://endata.com/companies/5809.md) (partner)
- [Wynca](https://endata.com/companies/33864.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [coatingsworld.com](https://www.coatingsworld.com/breaking-news/evonik-wynca-form-jv-to-produce-fumed-silica/), 2018-08-22: "Evonik Industries and Wynca have agreed to form a joint venture."

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