# WACKER completes specialty silicones expansion in Zhangjiagang, China

WACKER held a ceremony for mechanical completion of new production facilities for silicone fluids, silicone emulsions and silicone elastomer gels at its Zhangjiagang site in China. The investment is a low three-digit million euro amount, with production ramp-up over coming months.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2025-05-21
- Where: Zhangjiagang, China
- Value: $110.0M (100.0M EUR)
- Starts operating: May 2025
- Status: under construction
- Products: silicone fluids, silicone emulsions, silicone elastomer gels
- 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/2025/press-releases-detail-2025-254274.html), 2025-05-21: "WACKER is responding to rising demand for high-quality specialty silicones in China by expanding its production capacities at its Zhangjiagang site."
- [adhesivesmag.com](https://www.adhesivesmag.com/articles/keyword/2460-expansion?page=4), 2025-06-18: "WACKER Expands Production Capacity for Specialty Silicones in China"

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