- The new 2,300-square-meter center is located in Jining, China.
- Investment in the facility totals a mid-six-figure euro sum.
- The center focuses on organofunctional silanes for plastics, coatings, and adhesives.
- SICO's production resources in Jining support development work.
New Technology Center in Jining
WACKER and SICO Performance Material have opened a 2,300-square-meter application development center in Jining, China. This facility consolidates expertise in organofunctional silanes, focusing on high-performance additives for the plastics, coatings, and adhesives industries.
Investment and Collaboration
The investment in the WACKER SICO Application Development Center totals a mid-six-figure euro sum. The center acts as an interface between research, technical support, and production, leveraging SICO's production and scale-up resources located in Jining for development work.
Focus on Specialty Silanes
The center's focus is on developing additives, adhesion promoters, and stabilizers based on organofunctional silanes and functional silicone fluids. These specialty silanes enhance the mechanical and chemical properties of products, meeting the rising demand for hybrid polymers in high-tech sectors such as electromobility, electronics, and telecommunications.
Enhanced Customer Support
The new facility enables rapid market launches of new products and strengthens customer support in the development and marketing of innovative products. The center's experts possess extensive knowledge in production and process engineering, contributing to forward-looking innovations for customers.
