Milestones
An overview of the most defining moments and events in the history of Wacker Chemicals Korea from 1996 to today
1996
Sales office opens in Seoul
2006
Wacker Korea celebrated its 10th anniversary
2008
WACKER acquires Air Products Polymers and its production site in Ulsan
2010
WACKER acquires Lucky-silicone business and its production site in Jincheon from Henkel Technologies
2010
Wacker Korea received the Excellence Award at the 10th Best Foreign Corporation Awards
2011
Seoul office and Suwon Technical Center for Polymers are decided to move to Pangyo
2012
Establishment of Silicones R&D Center for Electronics; Center of Electronics Excellence (CoEE) in Pangyo
2012
Opening Ceremony of Center of Electronics Excellence (CoEE)
2013
Inauguration of VAE dispersion expansion in Ulsan production site
2017
Wacker Chemie AG is expanding its existing production plants for dispersions and dispersible polymer powders in South Korea
2018
WACKER opened new production site for silicones elastomers in Jincheon, South Korea
2018
WACKER opened the new premises of its technical center for polymers in Anyang, South Korea
2018
WACKER awarded ‘Industrial Service Medal’ at Foreign Company Day (Ministry of Industry & Trade)
2019
New spray dryer for the production of dispersible polymer powders went on stream in Ulsan
2020
Ulsan production site achieved 20 years of zero incident and were awarded by KOSHA (Korea Occupational Safety & Health Association)
2021
WACKER opened Silicones PSA Competence Center and Consumer Care Technical Center
2022
WACKER Korea awarded the $300 million Export Tower at the 59th Trade Day Anniversary
2024
WACKER Korea received the Family-Friendly Company Certification hosted by the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family
2025
WACKER opened the new continuous production line for silicone sealant products for construction applications at the WACKER Jincheon site
