# WACKER to build silicone specialties plant in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic

Wacker Chemie AG broke ground on a new production site for silicone specialties in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic. The investment is in the low triple-digit million-euro range, and up to 200 jobs will be created in the first phase.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2024-06-24
- Where: Karlovy Vary, Czechia
- Jobs: 200
- Starts operating: 2025
- Status: under construction
- Products: room-temperature curing high-performance silicones, high consistency silicone rubber
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [chemeurope.com](https://www.chemeurope.com/en/news/1183776/silicone-specialities-wacker-builds-new-production-site-in-the-czech-republic.html), 2024-06-24: "Karlovy Vary will be a new and important pillar for our silicone activities in Europe and will strengthen our position as a leading manufacturer of silicone specialties."
- [chemie.de](https://www.chemie.de/news/1183776/siliconspezialitaeten-wacker-baut-neuen-produktionsstandort-in-tschechien.html), 2024-06-24: "Karlovy Vary will be a new and important pillar for our silicone activities in Europe and will strengthen our position as a leading manufacturer of silicone specialties."

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