Wacker’s Silicones business segment manufactures silicone sealants, along with elastomers, emulsions, resins, and many other products. With 5,211 employees in 2021, the segment’s total sales reached nearly €2.6 billion (approximately $2.8 billion). This represents a 15.8% increase over 2020, which the company attributed to “volume growth, higher selling prices and product-mix effects.” (The company declined to provide specific adhesives/sealants-related sales and other information.)
In May 2022, Wacker opened a new regional Innovation Center in Ann Arbor, Mich. The facility will be used to develop biotech and silicone specialties while also serving as headquarters for the Wacker Chemical Corp. subsidiary.
No. 11 | Wacker Chemie AG
Munich, Germanywww.wacker.com
President and CEO: Christian Hartel, Ph.D.
Sources: annual report, press release
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