# Evonik breaks ground on $57M expansion of Berkeley County silica plant

Evonik broke ground on an expansion of its Berkeley County, South Carolina plant to increase precipitated silica production by 50%. The investment is about $57 million, and the new line is expected to take about two years to complete.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2024-10-02
- Where: Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States
- Value: $57.0M
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 50% increase in precipitated silica production
- Products: precipitated silica
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [postandcourier.com](https://www.postandcourier.com/business/sc-tire-industry-evonik-berkeley-county-germany-chemicals-manufacturing/article_2b7ade2e-80b8-11ef-b0b5-837929dac7ad.html), 2024-10-02: "The company has been meticulously preparing for this step, driven by strong customer and market pull, positive engineering updates, and robust support from site partners and local authorities."

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