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Wacker expands US R&D capacities for silicones
Munich based chemical company Wacker, is expanding its research and development facilities for silicones by establishing a new R&D center located in Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
The facility is dedicated to support Wacker's overall business and product development in the North, Central and South America regions. In a first phase, the Group is investing a single digit million US-dollar figure mainly for equipment and installation of the labs. The facility will officially open in the first half of 2017, the company states in a press release.