3,300 active patents worldwide

1,200 patent applications currently pending

906 employees in R&D

Research and Development at WACKER

At the heart of everything

WACKER is a global company driven by in-depth research. Providing impetus for innovative products and applications, we are a technological driving force in many industrial sectors. We invest more than 2 percent of our sales in R&D projects; a good 5 percent of our employees worked in R&D in 2022.

We Create a Long-Lasting Competitive Advantage

  • Mission: to improve human health and safety and to protect the environment
  • Our approach: we come up with scientific solutions for the challenges facing our customers and society
  • Areas of focus: we develop solutions relevant to the energy supply of the future, to the use of carbon dioxide and natural raw materials, and to health and nutrition
  • Organization: our R&D activities take place in an international environment liaising with suitable partners