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Solar Module

Polycrystalline-silicon solar module. It converts sunlight into electricity. As one of the leading polysilicon producers, WACKER POLYSILICON supplies the solar industry around the world.

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Polysilicon Chips

Polycrystalline silicon from WACKER, the Munich-based chemical company. The ultrapure material is used to produce silicon wafers for the solar and computer industries.

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Dr. Christian Kirsten

Member of the Executive Board

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Cyclodextrine Complex

Molecular model of a cyclodextrin-retinol complex: The retinol molecule fits very snugly inside the gamma-cyclodextrin, but is so long that it sticks out of the ends – two cyclodextrins are therefore used to protect it.

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Cystein Fermenter

WACKER is the only company in the world capable of producing the highest-purity cysteine from bacteria using a fermentation process. The bacteria produce cysteine non-stop, flushing the amino acid they produce through their cell membrane into the nutrient medium in the fermenter tanks.

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