Wacker is an international chemical company with activities in silicones, polymers, speciality chemicals and engineering ceramics. The company’s core areas are Wacker Polymers, Wacker Fine Chemicals, Wacker Silicones, Wacker Polysilicon and Siltronic. 
The group's business divisions will target investments toward segments in which Wacker already holds a strong position. The company will focus in technologically advanced products and solutions that will assist its customers in optimising business. Another strategic focus for Wacker includes innovative applications and dynamic markets offering above-average growth prospects.
Wacker Polysilicon plans to triple by 2010 its production capacities of polysilicon for use in semiconductor and solar sectors. Siltronic is expanding 300mm wafer production with the intention to more than double its capacity by 2010.
With headquarters in Munich, Germany, Wacker has 15,922 employees and generated sales of €4.3bn in 2008.
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Key Personnel
President and chief executive officer: Rudolf Staudigl
Vice president and chief financial officer: Craig Fitzpatrick
Head (Wacker Ceramics and Wacker Specialities): Joachim Rauhut
President and CEO (silicon wafers Sitronic): Wilhelm Sittenthaler
Chairman: Peter-Alexander Wacker
Deputy chairman: Anton Eisenacker
Member: Peter Aldozo
Member: Werner Biebl
Member: Peter Buchauer
Member: Gertrud Eberth-Heldrich
Member: Marko Fartelj
Member: Uwe Fritz
Member: Eduard-Harald Klein
Member: Robert Koehler
Member: Manfred Koppl
Member: Franz-Josef Kortum
Member: Seppel Kraus
Member: Stefan Leberfinger
Member: Dirk Oldenburg
Member: Hans-Joachim Stadter
Member: Bernd Voss
(Updated August 2009)
Contacts
Wacker-Chemie GmbH
Hanns-Seidel-Platz 4
D-81737 Munich
Germany
Tel: +49 8962 7901
Fax: +49 8962 7917 70
www.wacker.de
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Company Structure
Wacker-Chemie is an international chemical company. The company was founded in 1914. In April 2006, Wacker completed an initial public offering (IPO) of the company. In August 2005, the Wacker family gained 100% ownership of Wacker-Chemie following its purchase of Hoechst's 44.4% holding in the German specialty chemicals company. On 25 November 2005, Wacker Chemie completed its conversion from a private limited company into a stock corporation.
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Strategy & Financial Highlights
Wacker will continue to focus on technologically advanced products and solutions that will assist its customers in optimising business. Another strategic focus for Wacker includes innovative applications and dynamic markets offering above-average growth prospects. (Edited from annual report and company website). ICIS also provides you with key financial data listed in table form.
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