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Business Divisions and Companies at the Site

All of WACKER's five business divisions have production facilities at the Burghausen site. Beside WACKER, companies such as Vinnolit GmbH & Co. KG and LCP Technology GmbH operate at the site, too.
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Trainees in the BBIW training centre burghausen

Vocational Training

WACKER plays a leading role in Bavaria's vocational training sector. For decades, special attention has been paid to basic and advanced vocational training. The Burghausen Vocational Center (BBiW) – a Wacker Chemie AG foundation – offers numerous opportunities. These include initial and advanced vocational training as well as retraining in the fields of Chemistry/Physics, Metalworking and Electrical Engineering – as well as in commercial subjects, for which dual courses of study are now offered. This high-level basic and advanced training guarantees quality and secures the site's future.
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Raw Materials

Four main raw materials form the basis for production at the site: crude silicon, methanol, ethylene and rock salt. Over 3,000 different products are manufactured from these and other raw and auxiliary materials.
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Burghausen Polysilicon

Integrated Silicon-Based Production System

The integrated silicon-based production system is one of the site's key strengths. The system is based on the principle of multiple usage of products and raw materials in a network of optimized material loops. Our researchers and technical experts closely investigate the potential suitability of by-products obtained during one production process as feedstocks for parallel production processes. This saves energy and cuts resource consumption, too.
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Burghausen Power House
Gas-and-steam-turbine power plant

Power

The site consumes around 1.5 bn kWh of electricity per year*, comparable to a city the size of Regensburg, Germany. The Alzwerke power plant - Germany's largest industrial hydroelectric plant - produces an annual 270 million kWh of electricity in an environmentally compatible manner. A state-of-the-art gas and steam cogeneration power plant covers the large part of remaining electricity needs.
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burghausen logistics

Logistics

Every year, some 900,000 metric tons* of WACKER products are shipped from the Burghausen site via rail and road. A modern logistics center with a container terminal and direct rail link enables the integration of storage and distribution processes for efficient transportation.
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Our Voluntary Commitments at the Site

  • High product and service quality is the primary goal.
  • Our strong focus on quality and customer satisfaction is essential to our success.
  • Safety, health and environmental protection must always be ensured.
  • We are utterly committed to the principles of sustainable development and Responsible Care®, as well as to national and international standards. WACKER's Integrated Management System (IMS) forms the basis for this.
* Data as per 2007
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Contact

Wacker Chemie AG

Werk Burghausen
Johannes-Hess-Straße 24
84489 Burghausen
Germany
Phone: +49 8677 83-0
Fax: +49 8677 83-3100
E-Mail: info.burghausen@wacker.com


Media Relations Contact:

Klaus Millrath
Tel: +49 8677 83-3661
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Contact for Site Tours:

Alice Fuhrmann
Tel: +49 8677 83-2082
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