Specialty chemicals provider Evonik announced plans to close its fumed silica production facility in Waterford, New York, and the precipitated silica production in Havre de Grace, Maryland, as part of an ongoing strategic asset network optimization program to enhance efficiencies. The Waterford site will cease production in mid-2025. Havre de Grace will continue to operate […]
Advanced materials provider Momentive Technologies has completed the acquisition of Sibelco’s spherical alumina and spherical silica businesses located in South Korea. The acquisition broadens Momentive Technologies’ ceramics powder product portfolio and strengthens its innovative work on thermal fillers used in thermal interface materials (TIMs). These TIMs are relied on to help manage heat, sustain high […]
With over 50 years of experience, WACKER is a pioneer in producing pyrogenic silica under the brand name HDK®. The company’s integrated production system, statistical process control, and highly efficient reactor dynamics combine to create an exceptionally pure and high-performing pyrogenic silica. WACKER creates its pyrogenic silica through hydrolysis of chlorosilane in an oxygen-hydrogen flame. […]
Specialty chemicals provider Nouryon has completed a production capacity expansion of nearly 50% for its Levasil® colloidal silica products at its manufacturing facility in Green Bay, Wisconsin. According to Nouryon, the capacity increase addresses rising demand for colloidal silica, particularly in North America, and strategically expands its global colloidal silica manufacturing footprint to serve both […]
PPG has engaged Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC as financial advisor to assist in a review of strategic alternatives for its silica products business. PPG’s silica products business, which operates within the company’s specialty coatings and materials strategic business unit, manufactures and supplies precipitated silica products to major manufacturers around the world as performance-enhancing additives, […]
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