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,…
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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,…