Procurement and Logistics

In 2025, WACKER’s procurement volume, at €3.8 billion, was down significantly on the prior-year level (2024: €4.6 billion). This was due to lower procurement volumes as a result of lower production volumes and reduced inventory levels, lower procurement prices for raw materials and energy and also lower investment spending. At around 70 percent, the procurement rate – raw materials, services and other materials as a percentage of sales – was below the prior-year level (2024: 79 percent).

The Group spent €2.13 billion to procure energy, raw materials and packaging, roughly 20 percent less than in the previous year (2024: €2.66 billion). This was due to both reduced procurement volumes and also to somewhat lower prices.