Press Releases 2008

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Jul 18, 2008

WACKER POLYMERS to Raise Prices for Dispersions in Europe

WACKER POLYMERS is to raise its prices in Europe for AIRFLEX®, VINAC®, FLEXBOND® and FLEXCRYL® dispersions. Effective September 1st, 2008, prices for these dispersions will be increased by up to 40 € per ton, or as customer contracts allow.

Jul 18, 2008

WACKER discontinues Production of PIOLOFORM®

Wacker Chemie AG will discontinue the production of its PIOLOFORM® polymer binders effective September 30, 2008.

Jul 16, 2008

WACKER Validates Scalability of Anticalin® Production With E.coli Secretion Technology and Will Produce Pieris' First Clinical Candidate PRS-050

Pieris AG, a biopharmaceutical company developing Anticalins®, a novel class of targeted human protein therapeutics, and Wacker Biotech GmbH, a full-service contract manufacturer of biopharmaceuticals, announced today a significant milestone in the development of Pieris’ PRS-050 Anticalin® for clinical trials.

Jul 16, 2008

Topping-out Ceremony held for WACKER’s new Biotech Lab Building in Jena, Germany

Today, Wacker Chemie AG held a topping-out ceremony for its biotech segment’s new lab building in Jena.

Jul 14, 2008

WACKER SILICONES Presents UV-Active Silicones for the Microelectronics Industry

WACKER, the Munich-based chemical group, has succeeded in developing UV-active silicone elastomers with a significantly enhanced property profile.

Jul 08, 2008

WACKER Raises Prices for Silicones

WACKER, the Munich-based chemical company, is raising its prices for silicone products worldwide effective October 1, 2008.

Jul 04, 2008

WACKER Honors Researchers for Developing highly reactive Alpha-Silanes

Yesterday, Wacker Chemie AG honored Dr. Volker Stanjek, Dr. Wolfram Schindler and Dr. Thomas Kammel with this year’s “Alexander Wacker Innovation Award” for their pioneering work in organofunctional silanes and the development of silane-curing polymers.

Jul 03, 2008

WACKER and the Technical University of Munich Inaugurate an Institute of Silicon Chemistry at the Garching Research Center

WACKER, the Munich-based chemical company, and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) officially opened an Institute of Silicon Chemistry in Garching, near Munich, this Wednesday evening.

Jun 23, 2008

WACKER Receives Environmental Prize for its Vegetarian Cysteine from the Federation of German Industries

Wacker Chemie AG received an environmental prize from the Federation of German Industries (BDI) today.

Jun 19, 2008

Siltronic and Samsung start joint production of 300 mm wafers in Singapore

Siltronic Samsung Wafer Pte. Ltd., a joint venture of Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and Siltronic AG, today commissioned a new fab in Singapore for the production of 300 mm wafers.

Jun 10, 2008

Wacker Biotech Announces Licensing Agreement and Development Project with XOMA

Wacker Biotech GmbH has signed a licensing agreement with XOMA.

Jun 09, 2008

WACKER Holds Late Summer Course for Aspiring Engineers

WACKER, the Munich-based chemical company, is holding a late summer course for process-engineering and chemical-engineering students of German universities from September 14-19, 2008.

Jun 06, 2008

WACKER SCHOTT Solar plans site expansion in Jena, Germany

After commissioning a new wafer production facility at the so-called “Jena Site 2” in mid-April, WACKER SCHOTT Solar GmbH is continuing its production-site expansion.

May 15, 2008

Wacker Biotech Successfully Completed Feasibility Study to Evaluate Its Proprietary Secretion Technology

Wacker Biotech announced today that it has successfully concluded a feasibility study to determine the efficacy of WACKER’s proprietary E. coli secretion technology.

May 08, 2008

Peter-Alexander Wacker is new Chairman of the Supervisory Board

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.

May 01, 2008

WACKER DYMATIC Opens New Production Plant for Silicone Emulsions in China

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.

Apr 30, 2008

WACKER continues its growth course

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

Apr 16, 2008

WACKER SCHOTT Solar commissions new solarwafer factory

WACKER SCHOTT Solar GmbH, a joint venture of Wacker Chemie AG (Munich) and SCHOTT Solar GmbH (Alzenau), today officially commissioned a new factory in Jena for the production of silicon wafers for the solar industry.

Apr 03, 2008

“Young Scientists 2008”: Results of the 43rd Bavarian Competition in Munich

Bavaria’s “Young Scientists Competition 2008” was held at the Deutsches Museum in Munich under the motto “Viva la Neugier” (Viva la Curiosity).

Mar 18, 2008

2007 sets records and WACKER continues on its growth course

For fiscal 2007, Wacker Chemie AG once again posted record sales and earnings figures.

Mar 13, 2008

WACKER’S Executive Board is complete

Dr. Wilhelm Sittenthaler is to join the Executive Board of Wacker Chemie AG.

Feb 27, 2008

WACKER donates experiments kit for chemistry lessons

What are silicones made of? What are their chemical properties? What are their many applications?

Feb 21, 2008

WACKER Develops Shear-Resistant Softener for Textile Finishing

WACKER, the Munich-based chemicals group, has developed a new silicone softener emulsion to textile finishing.

Feb 14, 2008

WACKER expects record sales and earnings for 2007

According to its preliminary business results for fiscal 2007, Wacker Chemie AG saw another record year in terms of sales and earnings.

Feb 01, 2008

WACKER finalizes Acquisition of Polymer Joint Ventures

Wacker Chemie AG has successfully concluded its acquisition of full ownership of Air Products Polymers (APP) and Wacker Polymer Systems (WPS), its two joint ventures with Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. The transaction announced in December 2007 has now been cleared by the European and U.S. antitrust authorities.