Milestones
1993
- Sales office opens in Taipei and Hong Kong
1995
- Opening of sales offices in Shanghai and Guangzhou
1998
- New sales offices in Beijing and Hsinchu
2000
The first regional technical center is set up in Shanghai
2003
- Regional headquarters moved from Hong Kong to Shanghai
2004
- WACKER started silicone emulsion production in Shanghai
2005
- PVAc production begins in Wuxi
- Launch of production plant for dispersible polymer powders in Zhangjiagang
- Launch of joint venture with Dymatic Chemical Inc.
2006
Start up of silicone downstream production in Zhangjiagang (silicone elastomers and sealants)
2008
- Start of silicone emulsion and pyrogenic silica production in Zhangjiagang
2009
Start of dispersible powder and vinyl acetate ethylene dispersion production in Nanjing
2010
- Launch of silicone polymers and fluids production plant in Zhangjiagang
- Opening of new sales office in Chengdu
- Inauguration of siloxane production plant (joint venture with partner) in Zhangjiagang
2011
- Established R&D departments in China
2012
Opening of new WACKER Shanghai Center
2015
- Commissioning of polyvinyl acetate plant at Nanjing
2017
- R & D expansion in WACKER Shanghai Center
2019
- WACKER Shanghai Center Opens New Lab for Food Applications, and New Competence Centers for e-Mobility and Cement & Concrete Applications
2022
- Acquisition of a 60% stake in Sico Performance Material (Shandong) Co., Ltd, and starting to provide organofunctional silanes in Jining.
Company History
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Company History