WACKER’s headcount rose in 2007 and 2008. The Group had 15,044 employees worldwide on December 31, 2007, and 15,922 a year later. The increase is primarily due to polysilicon-production expansion at Burghausen, strategic growth projects in China and the integration of employees from former partner company Air Products Polymers (APP). Most employees (roughly three quarters) are based in Germany, the remainder abroad.
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WACKER Group |
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15,922 |
15,044 |
14,668 |
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Germany |
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12,110 |
11,624 |
11,340 |
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International (excluding Germany) |
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3,812 |
3,420 |
3,328 |
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23.9 |
22.7 |
22.7 |
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New hires, groupwide |
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1,324 |
677 |
818 |
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8.3 |
4.5 |
5.6 |
People are getting older. Consequently, demographic change affects the age-pattern of our staff, too. That’s why we encourage vocational training and job flexibility across all age groups. Experienced employees like Leonhard Gollwitzer safeguard our expertise by passing their knowledge on to younger colleagues such as Nadine Abt.