# Wacker inaugurates redispersible polymer powder plant in Ulsan, South Korea

Wacker Chemie commissioned a spray drying plant for redispersible polymer powders at its Ulsan site in South Korea, with an annual capacity of 80,000 tons, creating about 50 jobs. The plant is part of a €65 million investment including a new VAE emulsion reactor.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2022-12-16
- Where: Ulsan, South Korea
- Value: $69.0M (65.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 50
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 80,000 tons per year
- Products: redispersible polymer powders, VAE emulsions
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [kimacellulose.com](https://www.kimacellulose.com/wacker-inaugurates-redispersible-polymer-powder-production-plant-in-south-korea.html), 2022-12-16: "The opening of this equipment is one of the measures taken by WACKER to expand the production base in Ulsan to further expand the production capacity of emulsion and redispersible polymer powder in Asia."

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