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Visit German President 02

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier visits WACKER site at Nünchritz.

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German President Steinmeier Visits WACKER Site at Nünchritz

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ELASTOSIL respirator mask

Thanks to their purity and good skin compatibility, silicones increasingly find use in medical-technology applications. At COMPAMED 2017, chemical group WACKER is presenting its new ELASTOSIL® LR 5040 liquid silicone rubber. The product features excellent tear strength after curing, allowing manufacturers of medical devices to dispense with thermal post-treatment in many cases.

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WGC Analytical Lab

WACKER’s analytical lab at its Shanghai Technical Center in China. New R&D labs for silicone products as well as an application lab catering to the local food industry will be completed next year.

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Nanjing plant

WACKER’s plant for vinyl acetate-ethylene (VAE) copolymer dispersions in Nanjing, China. Capacity expansion measures are planned there, as well as at the Group’s silicone site in Zhangjiagang.

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