Due to the overall economic climate, demand growth was weaker in key sales sectors – primarily construction and semiconductors. Since WACKER serves many different sales sectors, we were able to partially compensate for weakness in these two particular areas. WACKER’s goal is to expand the share of resilient product sectors in its portfolio and to rank among the global leaders in every area of activity. Through close collaborations with customers, we aim to develop novel applications at an early stage, thereby retaining them as long-term customers.