Business Model of the Group

WACKER is a global company with state-of-the-art specialty chemical products found in countless everyday items, ranging from tile adhesives to solar cells. Our portfolio includes more than 3,200 products supplied in over 100 countries.

Silicon Is Our Main Starting Material

Most of our products are based on inorganic starting materials. -based products account for about 65 percent of WACKER sales, and primarily -related products for 35 percent. Our main customers are in the chemical, construction, electrical, electronics and photovoltaic sectors.

Technical Competence Centers Support Sales and Marketing Activities

WACKER operates all over the world. Our sales strategy is centered around expanding our presence in growth markets. Our sales organization is supplemented not only by a network of technical competence centers, where customers learn about WACKER’s product portfolio, but also by the WACKER ACADEMY, where we offer technical training programs about our products and their application fields. In 2020, we opened a technical center in Shanghai for thermally conductive and silicone-based solutions for a growing number of applications in consumer electronics and in the telecommunication industry.

26 Production Sites

WACKER’s integrated global production system consists of 26 production sites. Ten are in Europe, eight in the Americas and eight in Asia. The Group’s key production site is Burghausen, Germany.

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Key Factors for Multidivisional Sites

Key Factors for Multidivisional Sites (graphic)
Silicon
After oxygen, silicon is the most common element in the Earth’s crust. In nature, it occurs without exception in the form of compounds, chiefly silicon dioxide and silicates. Silicon is obtained through energy-intensive reaction of quartz sand with carbon and is the most important raw material in the electronics industry.
Ethylene
A colorless, slightly sweet-smelling gas that, under normal conditions, is lighter than air. It is needed as a chemical starting product for a great many synthetic materials, including polyethylene and polystyrene. It is used to make products for the household, agricultural, automotive and construction sectors, among others.
Silicones
General term used to describe compounds of organic molecules and silicon. According to their areas of application, silicones can be classified as fluids, resins or rubber grades. Silicones are characterized by a myriad of outstanding properties. Typical areas of application include construction, the electrical and electronics industries, shipping and transportation, textiles and paper coatings.

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