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Global High Purity Silica Market- Recent Developments
New product launches
- In January 2022, Evonik is a chemical company launched SIPERNAT 820 AEROSIL, a hydrophilic fumed silica ideal for production of automatic dishwashing detergents
- In September 2021, Cabot is a chemicals and performance materials company launched a new precipitated silica ULTRASIL VN3 SP for use in battery separator coating formulations
- In June 2020, Wacker Chemie AG is a German multinational chemical company expanded its HDK portfolio with new N 20 PH pyrogenic silica grades for transparent and high-gloss industrial coatings
Acquisition and pPartnerships
- In December 2021, Wacker acquired a stake in start-up SILA Nanotechnologies to jointly develop silicon-based anode materials for lithium-ion batteries
- In January 2020, Evonik partnered with GE to develop silica technology-based additive manufacturing process for high-performance applications