# Grace opens new colloidal silica plant in Worms, Germany, doubling capacity

W. R. Grace & Co. opened a new 8,200 square-meter colloidal silica plant at its European flagship center in Worms, Germany, doubling worldwide production capacity of LUDOX colloidal silica. The facility adds approximately 25 new jobs.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2020-06-23
- Where: Worms, Germany, Germany
- Jobs: 25
- Starts operating: 23 Jun 2020
- Status: completed
- Capacity: doubles worldwide production capacity of LUDOX colloidal silica
- Products: LUDOX colloidal silica
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [W.R. Grace & Co.](https://endata.com/companies/25566.md)

## Sources

- [rss.globenewswire.com](https://rss.globenewswire.com/news-release/2020/06/23/2052166/0/en/Grace-Doubles-LUDOX-Colloidal-Silica-Capacity-with-Major-European-Plant-Opening.html), 2020-06-23: "The facility doubles the worldwide production capacity of LUDOX, Grace’s leading colloidal silica product."

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