Wacker Chemie AG - Annual Report 2008

Paths to Globality

When Wacker-Chemie GmbH was founded in October 1914, it didn’t immediately venture out into the world. The initial focus was on building up process expertise at the WACKER plant in Burghausen and on emerging from its humble beginnings to become a market force. Over 40 years passed before WACKER’s first foreign subsidiary – Milan-based Società Chimica Ravenna S.p.A. – was founded in 1958. By then, WACKER had established its credentials as a producer of specialty chemicals, with strong roots in its native Bavaria. At that time, foreign sales accounted for €12 million or 10.7% of total sales worth €113 million. WACKER’s international network continued to expand, particularly throughout the 1970s and 1980s. Today, WACKER is at home anywhere in the world. Our global production, sales and service network covers all key regions, as is clear from the map.

The Americas

01 USA

Adrian / Michigan
Allentown / Pennsylvania
Austin / Texas
Calvert City / Kentucky
Chino / California
Duncan / South Carolina
Eddyville / Iowa
North Canton / Ohio
Portland / Oregon
San José / California
South Brunswick / New Jersey