Wacker Chemie AG · Munich Germany ·(German: WCH)
Company Description
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This link will open in a new window 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, which now controls more than half of the publicly traded company. To read the full description, subscribe now.
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Key Wacker Chemie AG Financials
| Company Type | Public - German: WCH Headquarters |
| Fiscal Year-End | December |
| 2008 Sales (mil.) | $6,058.2 |
| Employees | 15,851 |
Wacker Chemie AG Executives
7 executives listed for Wacker Chemie AG's Munich, location.
| Title | Name & Bio | Contact |
| Chairman, Supervisory Board | Peter-Alexander Wacker | Network |
| President and CEO | Rudolph Staudigl | Network |
| Member, Executive Board | Joachim Rauhut | Network |
Competition
Competitive Landscape for Wacker Chemie AG
Demand is driven by the health of the US economy because chemicals are used to make a wide variety of industrial and consumer products. The profitability of individual companies is closely tied to efficient operations. Big companies have large economies of scale in production. Small companies can compete effectively by producing specialty products, of which there are a large number, or by operating a single plant highly efficiently. The industry is capital-intensive: average annual revenue per employee is more than $500,000. To read the full description, subscribe now.Top Wacker Chemie AG Competitors
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