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Reset perimeterELASTOSIL respirator mask
Thanks to their purity and good skin compatibility, silicones increasingly find use in medical-technology applications. At COMPAMED 2017, chemical group WACKER is presenting its new ELASTOSIL® LR 5040 liquid silicone rubber. The product features excellent tear strength after curing, allowing manufacturers of medical devices to dispense with thermal post-treatment in many cases.
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WACKER’s analytical lab at its Shanghai Technical Center in China. New R&D labs for silicone products as well as an application lab catering to the local food industry will be completed next year.
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WACKER’s plant for vinyl acetate-ethylene (VAE) copolymer dispersions in Nanjing, China. Capacity expansion measures are planned there, as well as at the Group’s silicone site in Zhangjiagang.
Order photoGround-Breaking Ulsan
Groundbreaking at Ulsan: Christian Hartel (of WACKER’s Exec. Board, 7th from left), Peter Summo (WACKER POLYMERS’ president, 8th from left), Dal-Ho Cho (WACKER Korea’s head, 6th from left) and Ki-Hyun Kim (mayor of Ulsan, 9th from left) symbolically launch the site’s expansion.
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WACKER Expands Technical Center in Adrian and Opens a New Laboratory for Industrial Applications of Cyclodextrins
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