WACKER—Inventory of production bases of silicone giants
Wacker Chemical was founded in 1903 and is headquartered in Munich, Germany. It is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of silanes and silicones. Wacker Silicones produces It has more than 3,000 kinds of silicone products and widely produces silanes, silicone oils, emulsions, elastomers, sealants, resins, and fumed silica. WACKER has a huge global production network, with silicone production bases covering many regions around the world. SiliconSilicon Jun will now make an inventory of the global silicone production bases of WACKER, a behemoth, and unravel WACKER’s silicone production map.
Europe
Burghausen Production Base, Germany
The Burghausen plant was founded in 1914 and is located 110 kilometers east of Munich. It is WACKER’s main production base and its largest in Bavaria. Chemical production base. The base covers an area of 2 square kilometers, has nearly 10,000 employees, and has a total of about 150 factories producing thousands of products.
The integrated silicone production system is one of the main advantages of the base. The design concept of this system is to achieve multiple utilization of products and raw materials in the optimal material circulation network.
Holla, NorwayProduction base
The factory was established in 1964 with an area of 240,000m2. It was acquired by WACKER on July 1, 2011. It mainly produces silicon and microsilica powder. The production capacity is approximately 50,000 tons of silicon. The factory has continuously improved production processes and has a total of 180 employees.
The silicon produced by Holla is mainly used to meet part of the demand for silicone production at Wacker’s Nünchritz and Burghausen sites.
Jincheon, South Korea
WACKER’s Zhenchuan production base specializes in the production of silicone, two-component polyurethane and acrylic sealants for the construction industry. In 2010, WACKER acquired South Korea’s “Lucky Silicone” brand and its factory, which has the largest cartridge silicone production facility. Since its official launch in 1987, the “Lucky Silicone” brand has become a mature local Korean brand and the leading manufacturer with the highest market share in the field of silicone sealants for the construction industry.
Kolkata, India
In 1998, Wacker and Metroark, an Indian company, established a joint venture specializing in the production of silicones – Wacker Metroark. Chuac Chemicals Pte Ltd, in which WACKER holds a 51% stake. As early as 1999, the company began producing silicone oils, elastomers and other silicone products, mainly used in the textile and personal care industries. Today its annual production capacity exceeds 20,000 tons.
America
American Adrian
Adrian is WACKER’s North American headquarters and is home to WACKER’s administrative offices, sales representatives, technology centers, logistics, distribution and production plants . It covers an area of approximately 970,000 m2 and employs approximately 600 people. It mainly produces silicone raw materials, silicone oils, and emulsions.
Chino, USA
WACKER’s Silicone Compounding business unit – formerly Fine Silicones – produces a wide range of customized silicone rubber formulations under the SILMIX® brand , and provide comprehensive technical services.
Jandira, Brazil
Wacker Chemicals (Brazil) Co., Ltd. was established in 1997 and is WACKER’s branch in South America. It mainly supports customers in countries such as Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay. The site covers an area of 22,000 square meters and houses a silicone production plant. Products include: silicone oil, emulsion, defoaming agent, resin, and silicone rubber.
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