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Sustainably produced hydrogen and methanol: WACKER launched the RHYME Bavaria project at its Burghausen site in mid-2020 with the goal of converting green hydrogen and unavoidable CO₂ emissions into carbon neutral methanol for use in the production of silicones.

In the CDP's annual sustainability assessment, WACKER achieved the top score of A in the Climate Change category for the first time, thus confirming WACKER’s leading role in climate protection.

Sustainably manufactured containers, comprising 30% recycled materials, have been in use at WACKER SILICONES’ Burghausen site since the beginning of the year.

The independent Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has validated WACKER's target of achieving net zero by 2045.

In Nepal, a variety of projects are flourishing in the mountain village of Gati. A group of young people from Freiberg who are involved with the student company Namasté Nepal S-GmbH have returned from a trip to Nepal very impressed.