In 1999, the site in Kolkata began production of different silicone products, primarily for the textile and personal care industry, with today’s production capacity exceeding 20,000 metric tons every year. The facility also houses a state of the art Competence Centre for fabric, garment and personal care application. The plant is certified by International agencies for Environment Management Systems and Quality Management Systems by means of ISO 14001 and 9001 certifications; as part of a German conglomerate, is bound by strict EHSS norms. WACKER and Metroark started the Joint Venture in 1999 when the existing entity Wacker Metroark Chemicals was born with the plant site near Kolkata. In 2011 a plat for the manufacture of ready-to-use silicone elastomers was addes. The plant is designed for an annual production volume of several thousand metric tons and can be expanded in stages as demand requires.

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