In its four biggest divisions in terms of sales, WACKER ranks among the world’s top three suppliers. We are also the global market leader for several other products, such as VINNAPAS^® dispersible polymer powders for the construction industry. Asia is the key sales region for our products, followed by Europe and the Americas.

Market Positions of WACKER’s Divisions

WACKER SILICONES ranks a strong number 2 in the silicones market worldwide, and is the leading manufacturer in Europe. We are the global market leader for building-protection silicones. Offering a wide range of properties, silicones are used in every major industry. The largest growth potential lies in Asia, where rising living standards are boosting demand for silicone products.

WACKER POLYMERS is the world’s largest producer of dispersions and dispersible polymer powders based on vinyl acetate-ethylene. Importantly, we are the only company in the market to have a complete supply chain for dispersions and powders in Europe, the Americas and Asia. In this market, too, we see the largest potential for growth in Asia. WACKER POLYMERS supplies not only the construction industry, but also the textile, adhesive, paint, surface-coating and carpet sectors.

WACKER’s Competitive Positions

WACKER BIOSOLUTIONS is the global market leader in cyclodextrins and cysteine, and in polyvinyl acetate solid resins for gumbase. In the field of bacterial pharmaceutical protein production, we hold small but promising market positions that we are continually expanding. The newly acquired company Scil Proteins Production GmbH provides us with a platform for this development.

WACKER POLYSILICON operates in an intensely competitive and high volume-growth environment, chiefly shaped by solar-industry demand for polysilicon and market trends in the global solar sector. Our production capacity was 52,000 metric tons in 2014.

Siltronic is the world’s third-largest manufacturer of silicon wafers and other products for the semiconductor industry. Its customers include all the major global semiconductor companies, which account for over 80 percent of our sales in this segment. In 2014, we improved our competitive position with the acquisition of a majority stake in Siltronic Siltronic Wafer Pte. Ltd.