Wacker commissions silicone rubber compounding plant in India

 Wacker AG has commissioned a compounding plant at its joint venture site Wacke r Metroark Chemicals Pvt. Ltd. near Kolkata, India, for the manufacture of ready-to-use silicone elastomers. The plant is designed for an annual production volume of several thousand metric tonnes and can be expanded in stages as demand requires. The facility will be constructed according to Wacker standards and will produce silicone compounds for the Indian electronics, automotive and medium and high-voltage insulator market as well as for other industries.
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