Welcome to WACKER
Southeast Asia
Several of the world’s fastest-growing economies are situated right here, in Southeast Asia, one of the most diverse and dynamic regions in the world.
Southeast Asia / Singapore
WACKER ACADEMY
The opening of the new WACKER Square Room, which WACKER ACADEMY uses for its training and professional development program, sets new standards for service, consulting and knowledge transfer.
Here, WACKER caters to the unique local needs of this Southeast Asian market by focusing on the construction, food, electronics, textiles, automotive and health care industries.
It's why we’ve established representative offices in key cities across Southeast Asia, in Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, Malaysia, and Vietnam. WACKER ACADEMY Singapore supports our employees, customers, and partners by creating a culture of knowledge sharing and learning, in silicone and polymer chemistry. Our technical centers in Singapore and Indonesia also serve as key drivers of our regional efforts to test, optimize, and continuously enhance our products and applications, just for you.
Whether in Europe or Asia, one thing remains constant: our unwavering commitment to process and product innovation, to deliver the same top-notch, customer-centric WACKER experience our partners know and love, across the globe.
Southeast Asia included.
Our Company
Opening of Myanmar office in Yangon
This representative office is responsible for the distribution the chemical business divisions Wacker Silicones, Wacker Polymers and Wacker Biosolutions. Among others, customer from the construction, paint, personal and household care and food industries, benefit from this service.
Opening of Jakarta Technical Center
The technical center serves as a development and testing laboratory for dispersible polymer powders and dispersions, to be used as binders for the regional construction, paint, coatings and adhesives industries.
Opening of Technical Center of Engineering Silicones
Opening of Malaysia office in Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia is among the top ten exporters of consumer electronics worldwide and promotes research for innovative medical solutions. The diverse chemical industry in Kuala Lumpur is one of the most prominent markets in the country, which is also home to one of the world’s fastest-growing economies.
Opening of Philippine office in Manila
The representative office of Philippines is located in Bonifacio Global City. One of the largest economies in Southeast Asia, the Philippines market is also one of the world's fastest-growing emerging markets, characterized by healthy demand for sustainable and durable construction materials.
Technical Center expansion for Consumer Silicones & Performance Silicones
Opening of Thailand office in Bangkok
From the representative office in the city of Bangkok, the local market is supplied with customized products and solutions. Thailand is hailed the second-largest economy in Southeast Asia after Indonesia, providing a fast-growing hotbed of opportunity for WACKER’s business activity in the country.
Opening of Vietnam office in Ho Chi Minh
WACKER’s office in Vietnam is the country’s largest and most populous city. Consistently forecast as one of the world’s fastest-growing economies, Vietnam looks to steadily progress its nascent industrial sector, following the release of its promising chemical industry development strategy for the future.
Opening of Indonesia office in Jakarta
WACKER’s Indonesian subsidiary is located in its capital city of Jakarta with a representative office and a technical center, which was opened in 2017.
Opening of Singapore office as headquarter in Southeast Asia
Established since 1984, WACKER’s representative office in Singapore serves as a strategic base to drive application development for the region.
Our Services
Statement from Lars Nordblom, Managing Director SEA
Lars Nordblom - Managing Director at WACKER Southeast Asia
Local Solutions with Global Expertise
650 million people live in the vibrant and culturally diverse region of Southeast Asia.
Thanks to the rich history of trading and entrepreneurialism, the region offers tremendous market potential. The diversity of geography, culture and fragmented markets requires a strong local presence, access to regional and global supply chains and a thorough understanding of the markets and customers’ demands.
Since 1984, WACKER is present in Southeast Asia. We have local experts who speak your language and know your markets in offices in Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia and Myanmar.
Our state-of-the-art technical centers in Singapore and Indonesia are specialized on Silicones and Polymers. They help you to succeed in new markets and focus on quality, performance and sustainability. Local engineers provide you with technical expertise and advice in order to optimize your products and applications. Our knowledge is based on many years of global research and development – perfectly supporting your innovation.
WACKER is a global technology leader in the chemical industry. Get in touch with us to boost your products and solutions.
Further Information
This is WACKER in Southeast Asia
