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WACKER will present a new silicone-based additive masterbatch for com-pounding polyethylene at K 2022. GENIOPLAST^® PE50S08 facilitates the manufacture of ready-to-use polyethylene molding compounds and improves the surface properties of the resulting plastic products.

Silicone fluids and emulsions are important additives for the consumer goods industry, where their uses include textile impregnation. WACKER is now marketing these products under the LIOSIL^® brand.

Applications for silicone fluids and emulsions include their use as important additives for consumer goods. Sanitary paper and tissues, for instance, are frequently coated with silicones to make them feel pleasantly soft and to prevent scratchiness. WACKER will be marketing these silicones under the LIOSIL^® brand name.

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Dr. Susanne Leonhartsberger has been the managing director of Wacker Biotech GmbH since 2017, and, in her capacity as the head of the Biopharmaceuticals business line, is responsible for WACKER’s biologics business. “What especially motivates me is that we’re providing innovative medications for sick people all over the world – and that’s how most of us feel,” the biologist observes. (Photo: Wacker Chemie AG)