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Wacker advances efficiency programme PACE with job cuts
Through its global cost and efficiency programme PACE, Wacker aims to ensure long-term competitiveness. In Germany, a framework for the socially responsible reduction of approximately 1,600 jobs has been...
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Wacker expands silicone business in China with new specialty silanes technology center
Wacker and SICO Performance Material have opened a joint technology center in Jining. The facility consolidates both companies’ silane expertise and supports the development of additives for plastics,...
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Wacker to cut 1,500 jobs as company sharpens cost-saving program
Wacker has detailed its cost-saving program, targeting more than EUR 300 million in annual savings and planning to cut over 1,500 jobs worldwide by the end of 2027.
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Is Wacker Chemie planning cost savings? – “PACE” project aims to reduce expenses
According to a report by the financial portal onvista, citing Reuters, Wacker Chemie is considering wide-ranging cost-cutting measures due to the challenging market situation. The Oberbayerisches Volksblatt...
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Wacker reports decline in sales and earnings in second quarter
Wacker Chemie posted second-quarter 2025 results in line with market expectations. Weak demand, unfavourable exchange rates and lower capacity utilisation weighed on performance. The full-year forecast...
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Wacker launches hybrid polymer production in East Germany
At its site in Nünchritz, Saxony, Wacker has commissioned a new facility for the production of hybrid polymers. The advanced line is intended to increase capacity and gradually replace the existing operations...
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Wacker launches hybrid polymer production in Nünchritz
Wacker has started producing hybrid polymers at its site in Nünchritz, Germany. The new facility is designed to expand capacity and enable efficient, integrated production processes.
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Wacker expands specialty silicones production in China
Wacker has inaugurated a new production complex for silicone oils, emulsions and elastomer gels at its site in Zhangjiagang, China. The investment supports the company’s “in China for China” strategy...
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Wacker expands capacity for specialty silicones
Wacker Chemie AG has started up two new production facilities for specialty silicones in Japan and South Korea. The expansion is intended to strengthen the company’s activities in the Asian growth market....
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Expert insights from Wacker: Dr Christine Wagner and Lenine De Sousa Gomes on architectural coatings trends
Dr. Christine Wagner, Head of Regional Marketing EMEA at Wacker Polymers, and Lenine De Sousa Gomes, Silicone Construction Chemicals & Coatings EMEA at Wacker Silicones, spoke with European Coatings...
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Wacker reports successful CO2 capture from silicon production
The chemical company Wacker has succeeded in capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) produced during the production of silicon. The project was implemented using the technology and expertise of the Norwegian joint...
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Wacker focuses on silicone specialities and builds production site in the Czech Republic
Wacker is building a new production site for silicone specialities in Karlovy Vary (Czech Republic), investing a three-digit million euro amount, creating around 200 jobs by 2028 and aiming to strengthen...
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Wacker opens new corporate headquarters in the Munich plant quarter
Wacker has opened Wacker House in Munich. The opening ceremony for the new company headquarters was attended by Bavaria's Minister President Markus Söder, among others.
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Wacker remains below the previous year’s figures due to lower sales prices in the 1st quarter
Wacker closed the first quarter of 2024 with lower sales and earnings compared to the strong prior-year quarter. The chemical company generated sales of around €1.5 billion in the quarter under review....