# Wacker Chemie plans $200M+ expansion of Charleston silicone production site

Wacker Chemie AG is preparing to build a new silicone production complex at its Charleston, Tennessee site, with a feasibility study started. The total investment is estimated at more than US$200 million, expected to create more than 200 new jobs.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2022-07-26
- Where: Charleston, Tennessee, United States
- Value: $200.0M
- Jobs: 200
- Status: announced
- Products: silicone specialties, high-consistency silicone rubber, silicone sealants, intermediates, silane-terminated polymers
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [wacker.com](https://www.wacker.com/cms/en-us/press-and-media/press/press-releases/2022/detail-176129.html), 2022-07-26: "The planned expansion measures in Charleston are a further step toward making Charleston a fully integrated site with closed production loops, and an important prerequisite for accelerating our growth as planned."
- [chemeurope.com](https://www.chemeurope.com/en/news/1177109/wacker-plans-expansion-of-its-charleston-site-and-prepares-for-construction-of-silicone-production-facilities.html), 2022-08-01: "The capital expenditures earmarked for the entire expansion project, which is scheduled to take several years, are estimated to be more than US$200 million, thereby creating more than 200 new jobs at the Charleston site."
- [chemanager-online.com](https://chemanager-online.com/en/news/wacker-expanding-silicone-specialties-in-the-us), 2022-08-05: "Following up on expansion plans hinted at last year, Germany’s Wacker Chemie is proposing to build up its US complex at Charleston, Tennessee, into a center for silicone specialties."

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