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INDIVIDUAL FACILITIES AND SELECTED SOURCES
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Wacker Charleston Facility

Wacker Chemie AG

Charleston, TN, USA

-112.4547044, 33.6049777

The Big Green Machine Site ID: 619

Additional Information:

Sector: Solar

Activity: Materials Processing

Product: Polysilicon


Project Announcement Date: 2/6/2009

Target for Starting Production: 2016

Date Commercial Production Started: 4/18/2016

Announced Post Inflation Reduction Act: No


Target Annual Production: 20000 tpa

Operating Status: Operating


Target Jobs: 650

Current Jobs: 650

Capital Investment: $2500 million

Congressional District: Republican

Government Subsidies:

We currently have no government subsidies tracked for this site.

Selected Sources:

“Charleston, Tennessee, USA”, wacker.com, No Date. 🔗


“Polysilicon – Before There Is Solar Energy There Is Wacker”, wacker.com, 05 Aug 2017. 🔗


“WACKER Officially Opens New Production Site in the USA”, wacker.com, 17 Apr 2016. 🔗



Tracked Expansions, Acquisitions, or Related Sites:

We currently have no related projects tracked for this site.

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The data on this site was last updated on February 19, 2025.

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