29.05.2014
- Private equity investor Advent International has agreed to sell German PVC producer Vinnolit to Houston, Texas-based US petrochemical producer Westlake for €490 million ($668...
27.05.2014
- Germany's Wacker Chemie has reorganized its silicones and polymers distribution network for central and eastern Europe. Effective July 1, 2014, the company's products will be...
19.03.2014
- Munich-based Wacker Chemie has reached a two-year agreement with the Chinese government on pricing of polysilicon exports. The deal running from May 1, 2014 to Apr. 1, 2016, sets...
31.07.2013
- German chemicals company Wacker Chemie beat second-quarter earnings forecasts and said a plunge in the price of polysilicon, which it supplies to the crisis-hit solar sector, had...
25.06.2013
- The Lion City - The Merlion - a mythical creature with the head of a lion and the body of a fish - is regarded as the Singapore icon ("Singapura" means "lion city" in Sanskrit). As...
30.04.2013
- After last year's weak fourth quarter, Wacker Chemie is experiencing noticeably higher customer demand. Wacker posted higher volumes in Q1 2013, especially in polysilicon, but in...
22.04.2013
- Today, Wacker Chemie officially ramped up its new production plant for vinyl acetate-ethylene copolymer (VAE) dispersions at its Nanjing site (Jiangsu province, China). With the...
11.04.2013
- Wacker Chemie is strengthening its presence in South America, and today inaugurates its expanded technical center, including training center, near São Paulo, Brazil. The new...
