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Customer service on site: at the technical center in Brazil, technical service engineers test products and formulations for the South American market – water-repellent silicone emulsions and low-emission interior paints, for example.

In the new polymers lab, WACKER experts are testing formulations with VAE dispersions as a binder in tufted carpet backing applications.

WACKER’s lab for silicone elastomers in Dubai: A technical manager is performing a shore hardness test. In the MEA region, silicone elastomers are increasingly used in growing industries such as energy and mold making.

The new R&D laboratories in Ann Arbor provide a state-of-the-art research environment that allows for the development of cutting edge silicone solutions.

A team of highly specialized researchers in the field of silicone and polymer chemistry are working on silicone solutions for WACKER’s key market segments.