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RACE TO ZERO
Ambitious Climate-Protection Measures
WACKER has joined Race to Zero, the UN’s carbon neutrality initiative. We want to pursue specific projects and measures to halve our greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and to ensure that how we work and make products achieves net-zero by 2045.
“WACKER and the chemical industry as a whole are ready to play their part in making the energy transition and the reversal of climate change a success.”
Dr. Christian Hartel, President & CEO of Wacker Chemie AG
We Lead the Way.
WACKER is setting itself new, ambitious goals to achieve net-zero in 2045. The new goals to cut greenhouse gases are science-based targets. In other words, they are consistent with the goal of keeping the global rise in temperature below 1.5 degrees Celsius and therefore comply with the Paris Agreement. WACKER has joined Race to Zero, the UN’s carbon neutrality initiative. We are thus voluntarily committing to the 1.5-degree target and undertaking to issue transparent progress reports on our course toward net-zero.
2030 is a key milestone on our way to meeting this goal. That’s why we’ve set ourselves even more ambitious sustainable development goals:
Annual Report 2024
Further information about the current annual report can be found here:
WACKER-Produkte gegen den Klimawandel
Thermally Conductive Specialty Silicones for Electric Vehicles
Most experts agree that the next generation of cars will be electric. The advancement of electromobility is at the top of the automotive industry’s agenda. Various obstacles need to be overcome, however, before electric cars can be mass-produced. A key aspect is how to protect sensitive automotive electronics from overheating.
Dispersible Polymer Powders for Wall Paints
Thanks to their low weight and space-saving packaging, polymer binders for wall paints in powder form reduce CO2 emissions during shipment.
WACKER City
Visit our WACKER City and set off on an exciting journey of discovery. Our products can be found in solar modules, cars and building materials, not to mention a great many everyday objects and consumer goods. Take a stroll through the multifaceted world of WACKER’s sustainable solutions.
Polysilicon, the Most Important Raw Material for Solar Modules
Quartz is the starting material for the production of hyperpure polysilicon, the most important raw material for photovoltaics. Between quartz and hyperpure polysilicon lie not only a number of highly complex working steps that are, technically speaking, extremely sophisticated – but also, in the case of WACKER, over 50 years of experience. All combining to produce the best polysilicon available on the market.
The Silicone Sealant That Conserves Fossil Resources
With ELASTOSIL® eco, sustainable building is possible across the entire life cycle – from production right up to the finished building.
Specific Measures & Projects by 2030
Silicon Metal
WACKER is adopting specific projects and measures to meet its new goals. For instance, the company is performing feasibility studies on the extent to which its Norwegian site in Holla can substitute sustainably generated charcoal for the coal currently used in silicon-metal production there. WACKER sees such a move as an important lever in significantly lowering its carbon footprint. Other options available to the company so as to achieve even more sustainable silicon-metal manufacturing processes include the use and storage of carbon and the increased use of hydroelectric and wind power in order to meet the site’s electricity demand.
Silicon metal is a key raw material for producing silicones and for polysilicon, which is used to make solar cells and semiconductor devices. The quantities produced in Holla cover roughly a third of WACKER’s annual demand.
Electrification
WACKER regards the systematic electrification of its production processes as essential if further progress is to be made in the decarbonization of its manufacturing base. We are already in a very good starting position in this respect. 60 percent of WACKER’s production processes are already electrified – a much higher figure than in many other chemical companies.
“As one of the world’s leading manufacturers of specialty chemicals and polysilicon, we play a major role in the energy transition and in reducing the impact of climate change. Products that enable our customers to bring climate-friendly and resource-efficient products onto the market already make up about two thirds of our portfolio. In the coming years, we intend to significantly expand our portfolio of particularly sustainable products, and make considerable efforts to defossilize our production. We consider that this holds significant potential for our business success.”
Political communication at WACKER
As a globally active company, WACKER is part of society and contributes to sustainable solutions for the challenges of our time. In doing so, we maintain regular contact with various stakeholders - including politicians.
Regarding our involvement in the political arena, we have formulated binding rules in line with our corporate governance. WACKER Communications' political communication follows ethical principles and is subject to both legal regulations and internal specifications. It forms an integral part of responsible corporate management.
Sustainability report and the combined separate non-financial report
This report provides details of how we strike a balance between our economic, ecological and social responsibilities.
Sustainability library
Governance
Documents
Links
Non-Financial Statement (Facts & Figures)
view linkGlobal Compact
view linkSustainability Factsheet: Supply Chains - english
view linkWhistleblower Hotline
view linkCertificates
view linkSustainability Factsheet: Sustainable Products - english
view linkSustainability Factsheet: The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) - englishgerman
view linkClimate
Documents
CDP Climate Change 2025 - Questionnaire - english
DownloadLinks
Factsheet Sustainability: Strategy and Roadmap - english
view linkSustainability Factsheet: Climate Protection - english
view linkCircular Economy Fact Sheet 2023 - english
view linkSustainability Factsheet: Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) - english
view linkThe Mass Balance Approach at WACKER - english
view linkEnvironment
Documents
Policy: Environment & Energy, Health, Safety & Product Safety - english
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Sustainability Factsheet: Integrated Production - english
view linkSustainability Factsheet: Energy Management - english
view linkSustainability Fact Sheet Waste Management - english
view linkSustainability Factsheet: Water Management - english
view linkSustainability Factsheet: Light Emissions - english
view linkOur Position on REACH
view linkSocial
Documents
MSA Statement
DownloadLinks
Code of Conduct
view linkSupplier Code of Conduct
view linkSustainability Factsheet: Employee and Human Rights - english
view linkSustainability Factsheet: Animal Welfare - english
view linkWACKER's Position on "Conflict Minerals" - english
view linkSustainability Factsheet: Supply Chains - english
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