Press Releases 2017

The Munich based chemical company WACKER and Royal Tech CSP Limited, a Chinese specialist for the development and promotion of highly efficient solar thermal systems based on concentrated solar power technologies, have received the Technology Innovation Award from the SolarPACES technology network.

Today, Wacker Chemie AG’s Supervisory Board re-appointed Dr. Rudolf Staudigl (63), President & CEO, thereby considering Staudigl’s request for a three-year term.

Wacker Chemie AG is expanding its range of services in Turkey with today’s official opening of a technical center for construction, textile and consumer-care applications in Istanbul.

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier visited WACKER’s site at Nünchritz this evening.

At COMPAMED, the international tradeshow for the medical supplier industry, Munich-based chemical group WACKER will be showcasing its new ELASTOSIL^® LR 5040 line of liquid silicone rubber grades.

Wacker Chemie AG will expand its production capacities for silicone and polymer products in China and continue to reinforce its research and development capability in order to further strengthen its market position in the region, the Munich-based chemical company announced today.

Wacker Chemie AG is expanding its existing production plants for dispersions and dispersible polymer powders in South Korea.

Munich-based chemicals group WACKER is expanding the service portfolio of its technical center in Adrian, Michigan, USA.

Yesterday, Wacker Chemie AG presented the “Alexander Wacker Innovation Award” to Erich Schaffer, Dr. Steffen Dörrich, Dr. Florian Hoffmann and Dr. Harald Voit for their research into the behavior of silicones at high temperatures.

At this year’s Fakuma international tradeshow for plastics processing, the Munich-based chemical group WACKER will be showcasing its new liquid silicone rubber line ELASTOSIL^® LR 5040.

WACKER POLYMERS is to raise its prices for dispersible polymer powders of the VINNAPAS^®, VINNACEL^® and ETONIS^® brand.

WACKER POLYMERS is to raise its prices for dispersions of the brands VINNAPAS^®, VINNOL^® and PRIMIS^® globally.

As of November 1, WACKER, the Munich-based chemical group, is raising its prices for silicone polymers, silicone fluids and silicones from downstream production stages.

WACKER is presenting a diverse range of new polymer- and silicone-based products for the region’s coating, adhesive and print industries at ABRAFATI 2017.

Wacker Chemie AG is expanding its existing production plants for polymer binders in South Korea.

At Supply Side West 2017, WACKER is presenting new results on the effect of its nature-identical hydroxytyrosol HTEssence^® on heart health.

German-based Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE has further improved the efficiency of multicrystalline solar cells, thereby setting a new record.

After the incident at WACKER’s US production site in Charleston, Tennessee, already reported on, root-cause investigation work is now well underway.

At WACKER’s site in Charleston, Tennessee, a technical defect caused a chemical release and an explosion yesterday at 4 p.m. local time (10 p.m. CET).

The WACKER Group is introducing a novel binder for coated paper at the PTS Coating Symposium 2017 in Munich: VINNAPAS^® EF 3101 is a vinyl acetate-ethylene-copolymer (VAE) dispersion that has been developed specifically for rotogravure paper coatings.

Today, in São Paulo, Wacker Chemie AG is celebrating the 40th anniversary of its Brazil-based South American headquarters.

Munich-based chemicals group WACKER is strengthening its presence in Middle East and Africa (MEA) by expanding the service portfolio of its technical center in Dubai.

At the Abrafati 2017, WACKER is displaying several novelties for dirt-repellent treatment of mineral surfaces for the first time in the region.

In Q2 2017, Wacker Chemie AG achieved a slight increase in sales compared with the adjusted prior-year figure reflecting the deconsolidation of Siltronic and substantial growth in EBITDA versus Q1 2017.

WACKER, the Munich-based chemical company, will be premiering its new ELASTOSIL^® R plus 4350/55 solid silicone rubber at this year’s international trade fair for plastics processing Fakuma.

Today, Wacker Chemie AG published its new Sustainability Report for 2015 and 2016.

Munich-based Wacker Chemie AG has intensified its cooperation with Royal Tech CSP Limited of China, a specialist for highly efficient solar thermal systems that are based on CSP (concentrated solar power) technologies.

WACKER POLYMERS is to raise its prices for dispersions of the VINNAPAS^® and VINNOL^® brand as well as for polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH) solutions of the POLYVIOL^® brand in Europe.

This year is the first time that WACKER, the Munich-based chemical company, is taking part in the Latin American Coatings Show, where it will be presenting numerous innovative polymer and silicone products for the region’s paint and coatings sectors. Silicone

WACKER, the Munich-based chemical group, officially opened its Silicones R&D Center located in Ann Arbor, MI, today.

Munich-based Wacker Chemie AG was honored with this year’s supplier award in the Long-Term Relationship category by Mölnlycke Health Care.

After a good year in 2016, Wacker Chemie AG expects continued sales growth in the current year.

Wacker Chemie AG is expanding its presence in Southeast Asia by opening a new technical center for construction and adhesives applications in Indonesia’s capital Jakarta today.

In Q1 2017, Wacker Chemie AG continued to increase its sales and operating result compared with its adjusted figures of a year earlier and a quarter ago following the deconsolidation of Siltronic.

WACKER BIOSOLUTIONS, the life sciences and biotechnology division of the WACKER Group, is strengthening its integrated ketene production at its Burghausen site in Germany.

The Munich-based chemical group WACKER and the Brazilian silicone compounder STC Silicones have concluded an agreement on the co-branding of ready-to-use silicone compounds.

At the European Coatings Show (ECS) 2017 – held in Nuremberg, Germany, from April 4 to 6 – Munich-based chemical group WACKER will be presenting four specialty grades of HDK^® pyrogenic silica for paint, coating and adhesive applications.

At the European Coatings Show (ECS) 2017, WACKER, the Munich-based chemical group, will showcase its new low-viscosity binder VINNOL^® E 18/38 for high-end digital printing applications.

At the European Coatings Show (ECS) 2017 from April 4 to 6 in Nuremberg, the Munich-based chemical Group WACKER will present the new binder SILRES^® REN70-M, which is used in high-temperature coatings to ensure extreme heat resistance up to 600°C.

At the European Coatings Show 2017, WACKER is unveiling several novelties for dirt-repellent treatment of mineral surfaces.

WACKER, the Munich-based chemical group, will be at the 2017 European Coatings Show (ECS), presenting its hydrophobic VINNAPAS^® 760 ED dispersion as a binder for formulating flexible waterproofing membranes.

At this year’s European Coatings Show (ECS), Wacker Chemie AG will present PRIMIS^® KT 3000, which allows exterior wall paints and plasters to set quickly and reliably, even at low temperatures.

At the European Coatings Show 2017 – held in Nuremberg, Germany, from April 4 to 6 – Munich-based chemical group WACKER is unveiling several novelties for sealant and adhesive applications:

The Munich-based chemical group WACKER is showcasing several novel products for the cosmetics industry at in-cosmetics 2017.

WACKER POLYMERS is to raise its prices for dispersions and dispersible polymer powders in Europe effective April 15, 2017, or as customer contracts allow.

Wacker Chemie AG is strengthening its presence in Japan. Today, it has opened a new WACKER ACADEMY training center in Tsukuba, near Tokyo.

WACKER POLYMERS is to raise its prices for vinyl acetate-ethylene copolymer dispersions of the VINNAPAS^® brand in the Americas region.

WACKER, the Munich-based chemical group, is raising its prices for silicone polymers, silicone fluids and silicones from further production stages as of April 1, 2017.

The WACKER Group (“WACKER”) is reducing its stake in Siltronic AG (“Siltronic”) from 51.8 percent to 30.8 percent.

The WACKER Group (“WACKER”) intends to reduce its stake in Siltronic AG (“Siltronic”).

At the Middle East Coatings Show (MECS), WACKER is presenting several novel polymeric binders to optimize the performance of adhesives and construction applications.

WACKER, the Munich-based chemical group, will be at the 2017 European Coatings Show presenting its new anti-graffiti concentrate SILRES^® BS 710.

Wacker Chemie AG is expanding the capacity of its silicon-metal site at Holla in Norway.

Wacker Biotech and Fresenius Medical Care Adsorber Tec, a subsidiary of the globally active healthcare Group Fresenius, have reached an important milestone in their collaboration aimed at producing a scFv-class antibody.

Wacker Chemie AG is expanding its silicone production at its Jandira site near São Paulo, Brazil.

WACKER, the Munich-based chemical group, will be presenting an innovative binder for the impregnation of cement-bound substrates at the 2017 European Coatings Show.

A clinical study that was recently published in the European Journal of Nutrition shows that the bioavailability of curcumin can be increased significantly with the help of gammadextrin – by a factor of 40 compared to conventional curcumin extract.

Wacker Chemie AG is expanding its existing production plants for polymeric binders in Germany.

At the European Coatings Show (ECS) 2017 in Nuremberg, WACKER will be showcasing the new binder SILRES^® REN70-M for heat-resistant coatings.

After a good fourth quarter, Wacker Chemie AG achieved its sales target for full-year 2016 and exceeded its earnings expectations.

At the European Coatings Show (ECS) 2017 – held in Nuremberg, Germany, from April 4 to 6 – Munich-based chemical group WACKER will be presenting four specialty grades of HDK^® pyrogenic silica for paint, coating and adhesive applications.

At ProSweets Cologne 2017, taking place from January 29 until February 1, in Cologne, Germany, WACKER is presenting the new CANDY2GUM^® technology for confectionery with a completely new mouthfeel – what begins as a piece of chewy candy turns into chewing gum after a short time.

At the European Coatings Show 2017, Munich-based chemical group WACKER will be unveiling two new silane-terminated polymers: GENIOSIL^® XM 20 and GENIOSIL^® XM 25.

At the European Coatings Show (ECS) 2017, WACKER, the Munich-based chemical group, will showcase its new low-viscosity binder VINNOL^® E 18/38 for high-end digital printing applications.

At the European Coatings Show (ECS) 2017, WACKER, the Munich-based chemical group, will showcase a new polymeric binder for formulating two-component water-repellent construction applications.