(IN BRIEF) WACKER has successfully tested a CO2 capture process at its Holla, Norway, site, achieving a 95% capture rate of emissions from silicon production. Using technology from SLB-ACC JV, the pilot marks a major step toward climate-neutral silicon manufacturing. … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Wacker Chemie AG has inaugurated WACKER House, its new headquarters in Munich’s Werksviertel District. The 18,000 square meter facility, designed by C.F. Møller, emphasizes sustainability and modern work environments, accommodating 600 employees across five floors. The opening ceremony, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Construction, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Bavaria, Christian Hartel, Markus Söder, Munich, partnership, sustainability, Wacker Chemie AG, WACKER House, Werksviertel District
(IN BRIEF) Wacker Chemie AG has announced a substantial year-over-year decline in its 2023 sales and earnings due to a persistently weak market environment. Preliminary figures show the company’s sales dropped by 22 percent to approximately €6.40 billion, primarily attributed … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Economy, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, News
Tagged Christian Hartel, Decline in Sales, Earnings 2023, Financial, investment, Wacker Chemie
(IN BRIEF) Wacker Chemie AG plans to expand its capacity for cleaning semiconductor-grade polysilicon by setting up a new production line at its Burghausen site. The expansion will increase capacity by over 50% and enable the production of more powerful … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, European Union, Germany, Industrial
Tagged Burghause, Christian Hartel, EU, Important Projects of Common European Interest, IPCEI, polysilicon, polysilicon chips, polysilicon chunks, semiconductor applications, semiconductor wafers, Wacker Chemie AG, WACKER POLYSILICON
(IN BRIEF) WACKER has completed a capacity expansion project at its Nanjing site in China, which doubles its production capacity for vinyl-acetate-ethylene copolymer (VAE) dispersions and VAE dispersible polymer powders. The expansion, involving a new reactor and spray dryer, enables … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) MUNICH, 28-Oct-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — WACKER Group (ETR: WCH), a German multinational chemical company, has announced the launch of a new sustainability award aimed at recognizing projects and achievements within its own organization that contribute to the Group’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Chemicals, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Management, News, Science, Technology
Tagged chemical, Chlorosilane hydrolysis, chlorosilanes, Christian Hartel, greenhouse gas emissions, hydrolysis, hydrolysis of chlorosilane, hydrolysis plant, Konrad Mautner, Martin Steuer, metallurgical silicon, methyl chloride synthesis, organosilicon byproducts, Sebastian Kröner, silicone, siloxane, sustainability prize, WACKER, WACKER Net Zero Award, WACKER SILICONES
(COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE) MUNICH, 28-Oct-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — WACKER Group (ETR : WCH), une multinationale chimique allemande, a annoncé le lancement d’un nouveau prix de développement durable visant à récompenser les projets et les réalisations au sein de sa propre organisation … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Chemicals, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Management, Science, Technology
Tagged chimique, chlorosilanes, Christian Hartel, émissions de gaz à effet de serre, hydrolyse, hydrolyse du chlorosilane, Konrad Mautner, Martin Steuer, métallurgique silicium, prix du développement durable, Sebastian Kröner, silicone, siloxane, sous-produits organosiliciés, synthèse de chlorure de méthyle, usine d'hydrolyse, WACKER, WACKER Net Zero Award, WACKER SILICONES
(PRESS RELEASE) MUNICH/ HALLE, PLANKSTADT, 11-Apr-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — WACKER Group (ETR: WCH), a German multinational chemical company, and CordenPharma, the global pharmaceutical service & manufacturing platform of International Chemical Investors Group (ICIG), have announced that their joint bid to … Read the full press release
Posted in Chemicals, Germany, Government, Healthcare, News, Pharma & Biotech, Technology
Tagged biotech site, Christian Hartel, CordenPharma, coronavirus pandemic, lipid nanoparticles, LNP, messenger ribonucleic acid, Michael Quirmbach, mRNA, pDNA, plasmid DNA, Susanne Leonhartsberger, vaccine, WACKER, Weinberg Campus
(COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE) MUNICH/ HALLE, PLANKSTADT, 11-Apr-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — WACKER Group (ETR : WCH), une multinationale chimique allemande, et CordenPharma , le service pharmaceutique mondial & plate-forme de fabrication de l’International Chemical Investors Group (ICIG), ont annoncé que leur offre … Read the full press release
Posted in Chemicals, Germany, Healthcare, Pharma & Biotech, Technology
Tagged acide ribonucléique messager, ADN plasmidique, ADNp, ARNm, campus de Weinberg, Christian Hartel, CordenPharma, LNP, Michael Quirmbach, nanoparticules lipidiques, pandémie de coronavirus, site de biotechnologie, Susanne Leonhartsberger, vaccin, WACKER
(PRESS RELEASE) MUNICH, 9-Dec-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Wacker Chemie AG (ETR: WCH), a German multinational chemical company, has announced that its next year’s Annual Shareholders’ Meeting will be held on May 20, 2022 as a virtual event in order to … Read the full press release
Munich, Germany / Amtala, India, 21-Mar-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Wacker Metroark Chemicals Pvt. Ltd. is expanding its existing silicone production at its Amtala site near Kolkata with a new hydrosilylation plant for manufacturing functional silicone fluids. The plant with an annual … Read the full press release
Posted in Chemicals, Germany, Industrial, Technology
Tagged Amtala, Christian Hartel, fluids, Hydrosilylation, Kolkata, plant, silicone, silicone production, Soumitra Mukherjee, WACKER
Munich / Singapore, 29-Mar-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Munich-based chemicals group WACKER is strengthening its presence in Southeast Asia, and today inaugurates its expanded technical center in Singapore. A new laboratory has been built for developing and testing silicone elastomers for growing … Read the full press release
Posted in Chemicals, Germany, Industrial, Science, Technology
Tagged Christian Hartel, developing and testing silicone elastomers, laboratory, silicone elastomers, WACKER
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