Wacker Chemie AG

History

Year	Detail
1914	Gesellschaft für elektrochemische Industrie AG was established.
1916	The company developed its first products acetylaldehyde and acetic acid.
1917	The company started the production of acetone from acetic acid in Burghausen during the First World War.
1918-1922	Alzwerke GmbH was founded. Construction and Commissioning of the Alz Canal.
1922	Production of intermediate and end products from Acetic Acid.
1930	The company started the production of VINNAPAS.
1939	The Outbreak of World War II.
1947	Research Work into Silanes and Silicones Begins.
1953	First Production of Hyperpure Silicon rods.
1957	New facilities and buildings were erected which comprises a 19-meter-high crude silane column and tank farm for pure and intermediate products in Burghausen.
1960	The company has started the production of acetylaldehyde in its new site.
1965	The company launched hyperpure silicon rods in the North American market.
1968	The company has opened up its new ethylene-based vinyl acetate monomer plant.
1968/1969	Founded Wacker Chemitronic Gesellschaft für Elektronik-Grundstoffe mbH.
1970s	WACKER Chemie AG established new sales offices across Europe.
1974	Environmental Protection Department was established at the Burghausen plant.
1978	Wacker Siltronic Corp. was founded in Portland.
1980	The company has introduced its Liquid Silicone Rubber (LSR) products into the market.
1983	Wacker Chemicals East Asia Ltd. was founded in Japan.
1985	Expansion of the Biological Wastewater Treatment Plant in Burghausen.
1987	DRAWIN Vertriebs-GmbH was founded as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Wacker Chemie AG.
1992	The company has relocated to its new headquarters based in the Neuperlach district of Munich.
2008	The company manufactured silicone wafers in Singapore.
2009	The company has commissioned a dispersible polymer powders plant in Nanjing.
2010	WACKER Chemie AG and Dow Corning collaborated to launch a largest silicones production site in Zhangjiagang, China.
2012	The company has opened a new headquarters in China.
2016	The company has started the operation of its new polysilicon production site in the U.S.
2020	Wacker Chemie AG expanded its Chinese polymer activities with an investment of approximately $100 million for developing two new production plants at its Nanjing site.
2021	The company has acquired Genopis Inc., one of the contract pharmaceutical manufacturer to expand its BioPharma operations .
	The company has opened its new production facility in China.
2022	The company has opened a production site for manufacturing silicone rubber and its compounds for electromobility, medical engineering, and electricity supply.