# Wacker Chemie to expand silicone sealant production in Nünchritz

Wacker Chemie plans to expand production capacities for silicone sealants and cartridge filling at its Nünchritz site, investing about €20 million. The new lines are expected to start up in autumn 2024, creating nearly a dozen new jobs.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2019-05-13
- Where: Nünchritz, Germany, Germany
- Value: $22.0M (20.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 12
- Starts operating: Q3 2024
- Status: announced
- Products: silicone sealants, alkoxy silicone sealants
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [isgatec.com](https://www.isgatec.com/news/erweiterte-silicondichtstoff-produktion/35435), 2019-05-13: "Wegen steigender Nachfrage plant Wacker Chemie seine Produktionskapazitäten für Silicondichtmassen und die Kartuschenabfüllung am Standort Nünchritz auszubauen."

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