07.03.2012
- Water, Water Everywhere - Without cooling water, not much works in Wacker Chemie's Burghausen plant. That's why the owners equipped their water supply plants with the Simatic PCS 7...
09.02.2012
- As a part of Wacker's restructuring of its Russian distribution network, the German company has announced that Eurohim will be replacing Welkoms as distributor of its dispersions...
09.12.2011
- Siltronic, Wacker Chemie's semiconductor division, has announced its intention to streamline its 200 mm wafer production capacities. As a result, Siltronic plans to close its...
26.10.2011
- Fine chemicals have had a strong showing in 2011, thanks in particular to a strong agro segment. Also, the industry is seeing more requests for challenging chemical syntheses from...
24.10.2011
- Wacker Chemie and Dow Corning have officially inaugurated the completed second phase of their joint pyrogenic silica plant in Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu province, China. The pyrogenic...
07.09.2011
- Key Platform - White biotechnology is establishing itself as a key technology platform for innovative and sustainable processes and products in the chemical industry. In cases...
02.08.2011
- Wacker Chemie reported that net income for second quarter reached €142.7 million compared to €135.4 million in the year-ago period, resulting in earnings per share of €2.87 versus...
12.07.2011
- Germany's specialty chemical products company Wacker Chemie has sold its silicone-based tire-release-agent business to Rhein Chemie Rheinau for an undisclosed purchase price...
