Keyword: Wacker

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Wacker to Sell Siltronic Stake to GlobalWafers

11.12.2020 -

Germany’s Wacker Chemie is selling its remaining 30.8% stake in semiconductor specialist Siltronic to GlobalWafers. As part of the transaction, which is subject to...

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Wacker CDMO Arm to Produce CureVac Vaccine

26.11.2020 -

Germany’s Wacker Chemie has signed a contract to manufacture the active substance for compatriot CureVac’s Covid-19 vaccine candidate CVnCoV. Under the terms, the biotech...

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Wacker Invests in China Site

16.10.2020 -

German chemical company Wacker Chemie is investing about $100 million to build two new manufacturing plants at its site in Nanjing, China.

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Wacker Biotech Invests in Amsterdam Site

31.07.2020 -

Wacker Biotech, CDMO subsidiary of the Munich-based chemical group, is investing a mid-double-digit-million euro sum in its production facilities for biologics, LMPs...

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Circular Economy

15.06.2020 -

The chemical industry is on the threshold of a new era – the age of circularity. We asked industry experts to share their opinions on this transformational topic.

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Azelis, Corteva and Sika to join Together for Sustainability Initiative

26.02.2020 - Together for Sustainability (TFS), a global, procurement-driven chemical industry initiative emphasizing sustainable supply chains, has further increased its impact by adding...

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Wacker Efficiency Scheme to Cost 1,000 Jobs

24.02.2020 - Under the name Shape the Future, Germany’s Wacker Chemie has launched a new efficiency program aimed at saving €250 million a year by reducing material costs and in-house services...

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Wacker Starts Silicon-Metal Plant in Norway

21.11.2019 - Wacker has started up a new €100 million silicon-metal plant at its production site in Holla, Norway. The Munich, Germany-based group said the facility’s new furnace is one of the...