10.02.17
BRAZIL: Wacker Chemie AG is celebrating the 40th anniversary of its Brazil-based South American headquarters. Wacker Química do Brasil Ltda., which was established in São Paulo, in 1977 and now has more than 100 employees, represents an important milestone in the Group’s South American expansion. In Jandira near São Paulo, Wacker now manufactures silicone products used, for example, in the textile, construction, paper, agrochemical, personal care and cosmetics industries. The company is currently building a new multifunctional facility at the site for manufacturing antifoam agents and functional silicone fluids.
Wacker Química do Brasil has been supplying the South American market with silicone products and polymer binders for 40 years. The 21,000m² site houses administration and logistics, as well as its own silicone production facilities.
“Our sales in this region have grown at an average rate of more than nine percent annually over the past 10 years. At the same time, local production volumes have increased five-fold,” explained Wacker executive board member Tobias Ohler.
Wacker contends Wacker Brazil is ideally positioned, he continued, thanks to high product quality, excellent service and a committed team of experts. “In the years ahead, we expect demand in South America to grow for our high-quality specialty chemicals—and see huge potential for our Jandira site,” Ohler said.
Executive board member Auguste Willems underscored the future opportunities for innovative Wacker products.
“Thanks to their virtually unlimited applications, silicones have become an integral part of daily life, whether in the electronics industry, the automotive sector, in cosmetics or medicine. Our polymer binders enable cutting-edge construction solutions, such as fire-protection coatings and water-saving sealing systems. As for our novel biotech products, we are building a bridge between chemistry and biotechnology,” said Willems.
More info: www.wacker.com
Wacker Química do Brasil has been supplying the South American market with silicone products and polymer binders for 40 years. The 21,000m² site houses administration and logistics, as well as its own silicone production facilities.
“Our sales in this region have grown at an average rate of more than nine percent annually over the past 10 years. At the same time, local production volumes have increased five-fold,” explained Wacker executive board member Tobias Ohler.
Wacker contends Wacker Brazil is ideally positioned, he continued, thanks to high product quality, excellent service and a committed team of experts. “In the years ahead, we expect demand in South America to grow for our high-quality specialty chemicals—and see huge potential for our Jandira site,” Ohler said.
Executive board member Auguste Willems underscored the future opportunities for innovative Wacker products.
“Thanks to their virtually unlimited applications, silicones have become an integral part of daily life, whether in the electronics industry, the automotive sector, in cosmetics or medicine. Our polymer binders enable cutting-edge construction solutions, such as fire-protection coatings and water-saving sealing systems. As for our novel biotech products, we are building a bridge between chemistry and biotechnology,” said Willems.
More info: www.wacker.com