WACKER has opened a new 15,000-square-meter production complex for manufacturing silicone emulsions that is operational at its Panagarh site in India. The facility produces GMP-certified silicones for the cosmetics and personal care industries. According to the company, the new plant will increase the Group’s silicone emulsion production capacities in India significantly. The expansion will create 60 new jobs at the site.
“Our facilities in Panagarh are truly world-class and will produce top-quality, high-purity products which are in great demand, in particular in the cosmetics and personal care industries,” said WACKER Executive Board member Christian Kirsten at the commissioning ceremony.
“The demand for our silicone products remains unabated, and we expect to see further significant growth in India,” said Tom Koini, head of WACKER’s Silicones division. “By expanding our production in Panagarh, we are ideally positioned to meet this rising demand and to support the growth of our customers.”