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Partnership TU Munich
Wacker Chemie AG and Technische Universität München are extending their existing partnership in silicon chemistry for another six years. Dr. Rudolf Staudigl, President & CEO of Wacker Chemie AG (right), and TUM President Prof. Wolfgang Herrmann (left) signed an agreement to this effect.
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Award Integration
WACKER Executive Board member Dr. Tobias Ohler (left) accepted the Government of Upper Bavaria’s award honoring outstanding services to social integration from Administrative District President Christoph Hillenbrand.
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Technical Center Kolkata
Wacker Metroark Chemicals’ enlarged technical center in Kolkata: Now spanning about 1,800 square meters, the so-called Swaraj Center comprises state-of-the-art applications technology and test equipment for silicone products needed in the textiles, personal care and construction industry.
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Furnace chamber test - Photo 2
Furnace chamber test: Films made with VAE and SB binders are tested at WACKER’s carpet lab in Burghausen. The tests show that specific VAE-based films are self-extinguishing (Photo 1), while films made with SB burn readily, issuing black smoke (Photo 2). VAE-based binders there-fore allow for formulations that need fewer flame retardant additives
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Furnace chamber test - Photo 1
Furnace chamber test: Films made with VAE and SB binders are tested at WACKER’s carpet lab in Burghausen. The tests show that specific VAE-based films are self-extinguishing (Photo 1), while films made with SB burn readily, issuing black smoke (Photo 2). VAE-based binders there-fore allow for formulations that need fewer flame retardant additives.
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