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Wacker Chemie AG Company Profile
Wacker-Chemie puts the silicon in the silicon chip industry -- literally. The German chemicals company supplies silicon, silicone, and silanes to the personal computer, telecom, and electronics industries. Divided into five units -- Silicones, Siltronic, Polymers, Polysilicon, and Fine Chemicals -- Wacker manufactures surface coating resins, industrial salt, acetyls, and insulation materials. Subsidiary Siltronic AG manufactures silicon wafers for the semiconductor industry. The Wacker family controls more than half of the publicly traded company.
Contact Information
Address: Hans-Seidel-Platz 4
81737 Munich, Germany
Phone:+49-89-6279-0
Fax:+49-89-6279-1770
Financial Highlights
Fiscal Year End:December
Revenue (2008):6058.20 M
Revenue Growth (1 yr):8.80%
Employees (2008):15,922
Key People
Chairman, Supervisory Board: Peter-Alexander Wacker
President and CEO: Rudolph Staudigl
Member, Executive Board: Joachim Rauhut
Industry Information
Sector: Basic Materials
Industry: Chemicals - Major Diversified
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