Press Releases 2022

Today, Wacker Chemie AG’s Supervisory Board re-appointed Christian Hartel (51) for another five years as President and CEO.

At this year’s COMPAMED medical technology trade show, the chemicals group WACKER is showcasing silicone products for medical applications.

Wacker Chemie AG finished Q3 2022 with significant sales growth. From July through September, the Munich-based chemical company generated sales of €2,132.2 million.

Munich-based chemical group WACKER will present innovative and sustainable silicone solutions for plastics processors and their customers at the 22nd International Trade Fair for Plastics and Rubber.

WACKER will be showcasing three new additive masterbatches for modifying biodegradable polyesters at the 22nd International Trade Fair for Plastics and Rubber.

Bonn-based biotech company NEUWAY Pharma and Munich-based chemical company WACKER have launched a research project to identify and manufacture RNA-based actives for the treatment of diseases of the central nervous system (CNS).

A research consortium composed of XL-protein GmbH, Wacker Chemie AG and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU) will develop a novel long-acting immunosuppressive anti-CD40 antibody for the selective suppression of organ rejection, in particular in the area of cardiac xenotransplantation.

Munich-based chemical group WACKER will introduce an additive masterbatch for polyethylene compounding at the 22nd International Trade Fair for Plastics and Rubber.

The industry is increasingly facing the challenging task of manufacturing mechanically durable plastic components that can withstand temperatures of over 200 degrees Celsius for long periods.

Wacker Chemie AG and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have deepened their partnership with the founding of the TUM WACKER Institute for Industrial Biotechnology.

WACKER will be premiering its novel ELASTOSIL^® LR 3078 product series at K 2022 International Trade Fair for Plastics and Rubber.

Wacker Chemie AG continued on its growth trajectory in Q2 2022.

Wacker Chemie AG is preparing to build a new silicone production complex at its Charleston site in the US state of Tennessee.

WACKER, the Munich-based chemical group, has conferred the 2022 Alexander Wacker Innovation Award on an in-house Spanish-German team for developing and launching a novel and far more efficient fermentation process for producing L-cysteine.

At the 22nd international trade fair for plastics and rubber K 2022 WACKER will unveil industrial-grade silicone rubber compounds whose precursors are derived from plant-based raw materials.

The excavators are set to roll onto the WACKER site in Halle.

The Munich-based chemical group WACKER opened a new production site for silicones in Panagarh, India.

The WACKER Group is concentrating its biotechnology research activities in Munich.

Leadership of the Pensionskasse der Wacker Chemie VVaG pension fund is about to change.

Effective July 1, 2022, or as customer contracts allow, the WACKER Group is to raise its prices for dispersions, resins and dispersible polymer powders sourced from its production sites in Europe.

Munich-based chemical group WACKER is presenting its product and tradeshow highlights for K 2022, the 22nd International Trade Fair for Plastics and Rubber, in Düsseldorf today.

mk2 Biotechnologies, WACKER and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) today announced their joint project targeting the development, large-scale production and purification of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) for diverse applications.

The label and packaging material manufacturer Avery Dennison has honored the Munich-based WACKER Group for its outstanding service.

Wacker Chemie AG is preparing to expand its production capacity for silicon metal at Holla, Norway.

To meet growing demand for silicone rubber, Wacker Chemie AG is accelerating the expansion of its production capacities.

Today, the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting approved the highest dividend in the company’s history.

The new ESETEC^® technology generation developed by WACKER has significantly increased the yield of investigational nomacopan from Akari Therapeutics 12-fold.

Wacker Chemie AG yesterday opened a new regional Innovation Center based in Michigan, USA.

The Munich-based chemical company WACKER will be presenting silicone products for the electrical and railway industries at this year’s international electrical engineering trade show CWIEME.

Munich-based chemical company WACKER will be attending CWIEME, the international tradeshow for coil winding, insulation and electrical manufacturing, where it will present a new silicone resin specifically developed for the trickle impregnation of electric motors.

Wacker Chemie AG finished Q1 2022 with new highs in sales and earnings.

As a consequence of the initial vaccine shortages in the coronavirus pandemic, the German government is securing vaccine production and supplies for the years ahead.

Effective May 1, 2022, or as customer contracts allow, the WACKER Group is to raise its prices for dispersions, resins and dispersible polymer powders globally.

At this year’s in-cosmetics in Paris, the Munich-based chemical group WACKER is presenting its new “Solids & Concentrates” line, picking up on the new trend in the cosmetics industry for solid-form or concentrated hair and personal care products.

At today’s Capital Market Day in London, Wacker Chemie AG presents its new strategic growth targets. By 2030, the company aims to lift sales significantly while keeping profitability high.

Norwegian power producer Statkraft and chemical company WACKER have signed agreements to secure that around 40 percent of the electricity needs at the silicon metal production site at Holla in Norway will be met by green electricity from hydropower in the future.

As already reported, Wacker Chemie AG ended 2021 with new all-time highs for sales, earnings and net cash flow.

Wacker Chemie AG and fuel-cell specialists SFC Energy AG have signed a letter of intent on the distribution of renewable methanol.

Wacker Chemie AG has re-applied for European Union funding for its project for producing green hydrogen and renewable methanol at its Burghausen site.

Actym Therapeutics, a biotechnology company focused on the discovery and development of novel therapies intended to transform the treatment of cancer, and Wacker Biotech announced today that they have signed a contract for the manufacturing of Actym’s lead clinical candidate, ACTM-838, for the treatment of solid tumors.

the Munich-based chemical Group WACKER is forging ahead with the specialization of its silicone business in the field of electromobility.

The Munich-based chemical Group WACKER is now applying its resource-efficient silicones production concept to the manufacture of textile softeners.

Germany’s Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Action did not issue the foreign trade clearance required for the merger of Siltronic AG (“Siltronic”) with GlobalWafers Co., Ltd. (“GlobalWafers”).

Wacker Chemie AG ended 2021 with new all-time highs for sales, earnings and net cash flow.

WACKER is expanding its technical support for the construction industry with the opening of an additional laboratory in Moscow.

WACKER is offering its platform for developing and manufacturing plasmid DNA (pDNA) under the brand name PLASMITEC^®.

Danish biotech company Biosyntia and the Munich-based WACKER Group today announced the signing of a contract to develop a large-scale production process for fermentation-based biotin.