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Water-proofing test in the lab: The dispersion VINNAPAS^® 550 ED is ideal for flexible two-component sealing slurries for creating permanent, hard-wearing seals in damp rooms, such as kitchens and bathrooms.

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.

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.

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.

ELASTOSIL^® from WACKER covers a wide range of silicone-rubber products that offer extremely diverse properties. They are suitable for use in a large variety of industries. Silicones are used in shower heads, tubing and cable insulation, as well as in household items such as flexible ice cube molds (photo). The ready-to-use silicone compounds are usually made by incorporating the crosslinker, pigment and other additives into the rubber base.