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Wacker Chemie

#2766

Rank

$5.03B

Marketcap

DE Germany

Country

Wacker Chemie
Leadership team

Dr. Christian Hartel (CEO, Pres & Member of Exec. Board)

Dr. Tobias Ohler (CFO & Member of the Exec. Board)

Mr. Auguste Willems (Member of Exec. Board)

Products/ Services
Chemical, Chemical Engineering, Health Care, Information Technology, Manufacturing
Number of Employees
1,000 - 20,000
Headquarters
München, Bayern, Germany
Established
1914
Revenue
Above - 1B
Traded as
WCH.F
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Overview
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Summary
Wacker Chemie AG, together with its subsidiaries, provides chemical products worldwide. It operates through four divisions: Wacker Silicones, Wacker Polymers, Wacker Biosolutions, and Wacker Polysilicon. The Wacker Silicones division offers silanes, siloxanes, silicone fluids, silicone emulsions, silicone elastomers, silicone resins, and pyrogenic silicas for use in construction, electronics, automotive, health, and renewable energy industries. The Wacker Polymers division provides binders and polymeric additives, such as dispersible polymer powder and vinyl acetate-ethylene dispersions, which are used in construction, paper, adhesive, paint, coating, and basic chemical industries. The Wacker Biosolutions division offers customized biotech and catalog products for fine chemicals, such as pharmaceutical proteins, vaccines, cyclodextrins, cysteine, polyvinyl acetate solid resins, and acetylacetone for pharmaceutical actives, food additives, and agrochemicals. The Wacker Polysilicon division produces hyperpure polysilicon for use in semiconductor and solar sectors. The company was founded in 1914 and is headquartered in Munich, Germany. Wacker Chemie AG is a subsidiary of Dr. Alexander Wacker Familiengesellschaft mbH.
History

Wacker Chemie was founded in 1914 in Germany by Gustav Wacker and has since developed into one of the world’s leading chemical companies. Today, the company is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and has its headquarters in Munich. Wacker Chemie has loyal customers in more than 130 countries across the globe and looks back on an impressive history of innovation and growth.

Key Team

Ms. Angela Worl (Head of Human Resource, Personnel Director & Member of Exec. Board)

Mr. Rainald Hagenhues (Head of Corp. Accounting & Tax)

Mr. Joerg Hoffmann C.F.A. (Head of Investor Relations)

Mr. Goetz Neumann (Head of Legal Affairs)

Dr. Thomas Koini (Head of Sales & Distribution)

Mr. Volker Radius (Head of Corp. Engineering)

Mr. Jörg Hettmann (Head of Corp. Communications)

Recognition and Awards
Wacker Chemie has been the recipient of multiple awards, including the “2018 International Achievement Award” from the American Ceramic Society and the “2020 Technology Innovation Award” from the International Association for Plastics Processors. The company was also recently ranked No. 7 in the “Sustainability Leaders 2021” list of the top 50 chemical companies from around the world.
References
Wacker Chemie
Leadership team

Dr. Christian Hartel (CEO, Pres & Member of Exec. Board)

Dr. Tobias Ohler (CFO & Member of the Exec. Board)

Mr. Auguste Willems (Member of Exec. Board)

Products/ Services
Chemical, Chemical Engineering, Health Care, Information Technology, Manufacturing
Number of Employees
1,000 - 20,000
Headquarters
München, Bayern, Germany
Established
1914
Revenue
Above - 1B
Traded as
WCH.F
Social Media