Value Chain Workers Impacted

In 2025, we purchased products and services around the world worth €3.8 billion. These included raw materials such as silicon, methanol, ethylene and acetic acid as well as energy, the construction and maintenance of chemical plants, and IT and logistics services. Our supplier network is made up of more than 10,000 suppliers, of which around 600 key suppliers account for almost 75 percent of our procurement volume. Our suppliers are primarily based in Germany, the USA and China.

Based on the findings of supplier audits (sector analyses, surveys, expert opinions), we consider occupational safety to be particularly relevant to workers of our direct suppliers in production operations.

We have also pinpointed an elevated risk of potential human rights violations particularly among employees of third-party companies – such as cleaning companies or contractors – and raw material manufacturers that collaborate with our suppliers and operate in mines or on plantations, for example.

Our customers operate in various industries, including consumer care, textiles, and the construction, automotive, solar and semiconductor sectors. Logistics companies play a major role in the transport of our products and raw materials.

It is precisely in these sectors within the downstream value chain that we have identified an elevated risk of human rights violations. As a result, these topics are also relevant to our customers, which is why we take active steps to address them. WACKER performs careful export controls, particularly in geographically sensitive regions. Potential human rights risks are evaluated on the basis of the end-use declaration. If any irregularities are detected, the matter is referred to the Compliance department to ensure trade compliance.