German chemical firm Wacker Chemie AG is preparing to build a new silicone production complex at its Charleston site in the US state of Tennessee. The Munich-based chemical group has already started a feasibility study. In a first step, it…
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Wacker’s new production site for silicones in India for auto, medical sectors
Munich-based chemical group Wacker has opened a new production site for silicones in Panagarh, India. The plant, which is situated 160 km northwest of Kolkata, will manufacture silicone rubber and ready-to-use silicone compounds for electromobility, medical technology and electrical transmission…
Wacker to expand silicon metal production in Norway
German chemical firm Wacker Chemie AG is preparing to expand its production capacity for silicon metal at Holla, Norway. The Munich-based chemical company has already started a feasibility study to this effect. The construction of a new furnace is planned,…
Wacker to build new pyrogenic silica plant in its Charleston site in the US
The new facility is a key addition to the Charleston site’s supply chain, with an expected annual capacity of 13,000 metric tonnes.
Wacker, Gomline to co-brand silicone rubber compounds
MUNICH-based chemical firm Wacker, and Slovenia-based silicone compounder Gomline agreed on co-branding ready-to-use silicone-rubber compounds. Gomline, which is Wacker’s official distribution partner for high-temperature-curing silicone rubber and liquid silicone rubber grades, serving customers in Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Macedonia and Serbia,…
Wacker’s new chew-resistant Elastosil silicones
MUNICH-based chemical group Wacker has come out with new silicone-rubber grades for infant and toddler pacifiers and bottle nipples. The new grades are part of the Elastosil LR 3040 liquid-rubber product line and its Elastosil R plus 4020 solid-rubber line.…
Wacker’s LSRs for the medical and solar sectors
GERMANY-based chemicals supplier Wacker has introduced two new liquid silicone rubbers (LSRs): one for radiation-sterilisable silicone valves used in medical devices and the other for the solar industry, for flexible thin-film modules to be laminated using roll-to-roll processing. The LSR,…