# WACKER expands silicone sealant production at Nünchritz site with €20M investment

WACKER is expanding production and cartridge filling capacities for silicone sealants at its Nünchritz site in Germany, with a budget of €20 million. New manufacturing lines are scheduled to begin production in fall 2024.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2023-03-22
- Where: Nünchritz, Germany
- Value: $21.5M (20.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 12
- Starts operating: Q4 2024
- Status: announced
- Capacity: up to 30 million cartridges per year
- 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

- [wacker.com](https://www.wacker.com/cms/en-us/press-and-media/press/press-releases/2023/detail-206145.html), 2023-03-22: "Some €20 million has been budgeted for the new manufacturing lines, which are scheduled to begin production in the fall of 2024."
- [chemietechnik.de](https://www.chemietechnik.de/anlagenbau/wacker-erweitert-in-nuenchritz-kapazitaeten-fuer-silikondichtmassen/1895095), 2023-04-05: "Wir werden die Betriebe so in die Produktion integrieren, dass die Abfüllkapazitäten und die vorhandene Logistik am Standort optimal genutzt werden können."

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