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WACKER to builds new Production Plant for Polysilicon in Nünchritz

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Production Capacity Expansion
17.10.2008
Wacker Chemie AG plans to construct a new polysilicon production 
plant at its Nünchritz site (Saxony, Germany) with a nominal annual 
capacity of 10,000 metric tons. In its meeting today, the company´s 
Supervisory Board has taken a decision to this end. The first batch 
of polysilicon from this "capacity expansion phase 9" project is 
scheduled for Q1 2011. The new plant is expected to achieve full 
capacity by the end of 2011. WACKER has budgeted some EUR760 million 
for the project. The company has additionally decided to raise the 
nominal annual capacity planned for Burghausen´s "expansion phase 8" 
(currently under construction) from 7,000 to 10,000 metric tons. 
Thanks to these and other ongoing expansion measures, WACKER´s 
polysilicon capacity by year-end 2011 will reach 35,500 metric tons 
annually.
This output expansion will enable WACKER to meet the accelerating 
global demand it expects for hyperpure polycrystalline silicon. 
Already the world´s second-largest polysilicon producer, the company 
intends to reinforce and extend its market position in this sector. 
For coming years, WACKER anticipates continued double-digit annual 
growth in polysilicon demand by the solar industry. The company 
likewise expects higher polysilicon demand by the electronics 
industry.
end of announcement                               euro adhoc

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Investor Relations
Tel.: +49 (0)89 6279 1633
E-Mail: joerg.hoffmann@wacker.com

Branche: Chemicals
ISIN: DE000WCH8881
WKN: WCH888
Index: Midcap Market Index, MDAX, CDAX, Classic All Share, HDAX,
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Börsen: Börse Frankfurt / regulated dealing/prime standard

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