Today, Wacker Chemie AG’s Supervisory Board unanimously elected former President & CEO Peter-Alexander Wacker (57) to its chairman during its constituent session following 2008’s Annual Shareholder Meeting.

Yesterday, WACKER DYMATIC, a joint venture of Wacker Chemie AG (Munich, Germany) and DYMATIC Chemicals Inc. (Shunde, China), opened a new silicone emulsion plant in China.

Wacker Chemie AG got off to a good start in 2008, following a record-setting 2007.