Wacker Celebrates 100th Birthday of Silicone Pioneer Prof. Richard Müller
Named after the two co-discoverers, the Müller-Rochow process continues to be the sole method in use worldwide for manufacturing silicone precursors on an industrial scale. The Nünchritz site has been applying the results of Müller's silicone manufacturing research since 1954. The site's new facility, currently under construction, will manufacture methylchlorosilanes using the Müller-Rochow process, too.
WACKER is investing more than EUR 400 million in the expansion of production facilities for silicones and their precursors, as well as in providing infrastructure, environmental protection and safety equipment. This investment will increase capacity, particularly for siloxanes, to many times its current level. Thus, Nünchritz, after Burghausen, is WACKER's second pillar for ensuring global growth. The expansion will create more than 200 new jobs.
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