# Evonik to build first North American ultra-pure colloidal silica plant in Michigan

Evonik is building a new plant for ultra-high purity colloidal silica at its site in Weston, Michigan, USA, with total capital spending of $7.9 million in 2023 and 2024. The plant is expected to come onstream in 2024 and will be the first of its kind in North America.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2023-11-16
- Where: Weston, Michigan, United States
- Value: $7.90M
- Starts operating: 2024
- Status: announced
- Products: ultra-high purity colloidal silica (IDISIL)
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Evonik](https://endata.com/companies/15139.md)

## Sources

- [evonik.com](https://www.evonik.com/en/news/press-releases/2023/11/evonik-to-build-first-plant-in-north-america-for-ultra-pure-coll.html), 2023-11-16: "The new plant makes an important contribution to the strategic development of our portfolio."

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