Wacker Chemie has opened a new production facility for biologics in Jena, Germany. The new plant is part of the Munich-based chemical company’s investment program to enlarge its biotech operations. The expansion, together with the new building for process development and quality control already completed last year, brings Wacker’s total investment in the Jena facility to some $24 million. Wacker has substantially boosted capacity at Jena in order to cope with a growing need for high-efficienc...