CRE ATING TOMORROW’S SOLUTIONS

ALWAYS A STEP AHEAD

AN EXCEPTIONAL DAY
WITH SILICONES
 A SILICONE SUCCESS STORY:

LIT TLE SENSORS, GREAT SHAPE
A BEHIND-THE-SCENES LOOK AT KEY
ROLES PL AYED BY WACKER SILICONES

Contents
Just eighteen months ago, our Introduction 3
protagonist Marie L. started training,
and today, she plans to run her first Winning from the beginning 4–5
marathon. Her body and mind are in Product showcase:
great shape thanks to her great deter- LUMISIL®, WETSOFT®, BELSIL®, HDK®
mination – and the special sensors in Silicones and silicone products 6
her running tights and shoes. We meet Partnership with a pioneer 7
Marie as her alarm goes off in the
hotel near the marathon city ... Moving towards a great experience  8–9
Product showcase:
SILRES®, SEMICOSIL®, ELASTOSIL®
WACKER on five continents 10 –11

Breaking new ground in technology 12–13

Product showcase:
ELASTOSIL® Film
Innovational strength 14 –15
Manifold applications 16 –17
WACKER at a glance 18

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WINNING FROM
THE BEGINNING
STARTING THE DAY
WITH SILICONES

Today’s the day! By competing in one of

the world’s top marathons, I will prove
without doubt that I’m in top shape. And
with the mental toughness I developed
during preparation, nothing can slow me
down.

I head for the bathroom, where pleasant

LED lighting sets the scene for an ener-
gizing shower. The complimentary shower
gel, shampoo and body lotion make me
feel right at home.

The towels here are incredible. How do

they make them so soft yet absorbent?

Brush my teeth. No breakfast before

running of course. Nothing against a nice
cup of coffee though.

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WINNING FROM
THE BEGINNING POWER
STARTING THE DAY FOR PERFECT
WITH SILICONES RESULTS

Spot on: LUMISIL® Hidden beauty champion: BELSIL®

The LUMISIL® product line comprises In development and manufacturing,
high-performance optical-grade silicones WACKER takes great care to produce
for LED manufacturers with demanding highly efficient and reliable formulations.
requirements. The BELSIL® range of high-quality sili-
All LUMISIL® products provide impres- cones is designed especially for personal
sive product properties: they enable care applications: from hair and skin care
very efficient, cost-effective production to cleansers, color cosmetics and deodor-
and exhibit optimized flow and cross- ants. There’s a BELSIL® to suit your every
linking characteristics, as well as high requirement – delivering properties such
photostability. As an encapsulant, they as a velvety surface, color intensity, gloss,
effectively protect the LED chip against hold or long-lasting moisture. Whether in
environmental influences that would hair care, skin care or color cosmetics,
shorten the chip’s service life. Moreover, BELSIL® offers customized effects for all
they show extreme thermal resistance your competitive, market-ready products.
during lead-free soldering of LEDs.

Towel mystery solved: WETSOFT® Pure performance: HDK®

Marie L. was surprised by the silky- HDK® pyrogenic silica – produced by
yet-thirsty cotton towels found in
the WACKER for over 40 years – is used by
stylish bathroom. The hotel’s secret? successful customers the world over.
WETSOFT® hydrophilic fabric softener
by Thanks to our integrated production
WACKER. Its innovative structure system, the pyrogenic silica we produce
combines the superb softness of is exceptionally pure.
silicones with the excellent wettability of Our wide range of hydrophilic and
hydrophilic molecules. WETSOFT® NE hydrophobic HDK® grades and HDK®
products are available as concentrated dispersions offers you a variety of differ-
emulsions or easily dispersible fluids to ent solutions for all your requirements,
suit a wide array of requirements. Other from toothpaste to textile impregnation,
innovative silicone products for textile toners and more.
care include SILFOAM® anti-foam agents
and WACKER® fabric care products.

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SILICONES
HIDDEN CHAMPIONS PARTNERSHIP WITH A PIONEER
WE CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT WE’RE EXPERTS ACROSS THE BOARD
Silicones do their job so well that we What makes this incredible versatility WACKER SILICONES offer a wide focus is on raw materials such as salt, fed back into the production cycle.
hardly notice them, but they’re an integral possible? Silicones are modern synthetic range of over 3,000 silicone products silicon and ethylene. With our integrated Our backward vertical integration
part of modern life. In shampoos and products derived from quartz sand, a and comprehensive services – drawing production processes, we optimize mate- ensures reliability of supply to our
conditioners, they give our hair luster and nearly unlimited resource. Their molecular on over a century of expertise and rial efficiency by purifying and recycling customers – and also stable quality
sheen; as silicone resin emulsion paints, structure can be modified in many differ- looking ahead to a bright future. our by-products, sending them on for standards, because we control the entire
they make wood and masonry water- ent ways. As a result, silicone polymers external usage. Thus our silicone network process from start to finish. For example:
repellent, while allowing water vapor can be designed with the customized WACKER has more than 100 years makes over 3,000 silicone products we have our own silicon smelter in
and CO2 to diffuse out of the building. properties you need, offering ground- chemical industry experience. We’ve
 and pyrogenic silica from just a few raw Holla, where we produce a large part of
Silicones also deliver top performance in breaking possibilities – and a leading been making silicones since 1947 – materials: silicon, methanol and common our required silicon.
medical tubes or orthopedic products, edge. at
first only in Burghausen,
now all salt (sodium chloride).
and provide heat-resistant automotive over the world. We benefit from two
components. strengths of the WACKER corporation: Secondly, we have energy networks at
one of WACKER’s major assets is our our locations in Burghausen, Nünchritz
integrated production network. Its main and Zhangjiagang, where waste heat is
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MOVING TOWARDS
A GREAT EXPERIENCE
ENTERING THE CIT Y
WITH SILICONES

I’m off to my first marathon! The rental car

is running smoothly and is astonishingly
quiet on the inside – really relaxing.

As I drive into the city, the historic old

town with its gorgeous brickwork and
wooden storefronts catches my eye.
It looks even better than I remember.

All registered and ready to go, I join my

group at the start line.

The marathon is ready to begin. I’m

excited – and just a bit nervous, too.
Good thing I’m well equipped, from head
to toe ...

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MOVING TOWARDS A BRIGHT FUTURE The secret’s in the paint: SILRES®
Marie L. is thrilled that the historic store-

A GREAT EXPERIENCE THANKS TO fronts look better than ever. The city’s open
secret: WACKER silicone resins
– after
all, SILRES® has been leading the way for

ENTERING THE CIT Y EXPERTISE AND over 50 years. Highly water-repellent but
permeable to water vapor, the SILRES® line
promotes durability, enhances aesthetics
WITH SILICONES INNOVATION and increases energy efficiency. As a
base for top-quality decorative coatings,
SILRES® BS brings paint manufacturers
and painters successful results on ma-
sonry facades. SILRES® WH is specifically
designed for wood, providing long-lasting
protection from water – even after years of
outdoor weathering.

Less stress on the road: SEMICOSIL®

SEMICOSIL® products effectively protect
electronic components in motor vehicles
against external influences. They reduce
thermic stress of fragile components in
electronic parts, circuit boards and hybrid
elements. SEMICOSIL® adhesives reliably
protect components against mechanical
and chemical impacts, dampening vibra-
tions and, thanks to the uniform stress
distribution between different materials,
Airbag coatings are also able to dissipate the heat gener-
ated during operation of the component.

Coolant seals

Driving efficiently and staying cool:

Optical elements ELASTOSIL®

Today’s motor vehicles are becoming
increasingly compact and economical. But
downsizing engines and adding electrical
Engine control unit components means higher temperatures
under the hood. Heat-resistant hoses and
sealants are required. WACKER’s automo-
tive elastomer ELASTOSIL® combines
outstanding heat stability and superb
Turbocharger hose processability, making it an ideal, cost-
efficient choice for turbochargers, radiators
and particle filters.

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ALWAYS ADVANCING,
TOGETHER WITH YOU
ON FIVE CONTINENTS,
WACKER IS CLOSE BY
Holla
WACKER boasts unparalleled
customer proximity: Moscow
Local experts cater to your exact require- Nünchritz
ments, taking into account regional
Adrian, MI Pilsen
characteristics and available raw materials, Burghausen
as well as all applicable standards and legal Jincheon / Seoul
North Canton, OH Tsukuba
regulations. On every continent, and in Chino, CA Shanghai
every language, you can count on WACKER Zhangjiagang
Kolkata
to be close at hand, ready to help you find
Dubai Shunde
the answers you’re looking for. Mexico City
Advantages for you:
Mumbai
• Uniform standards worldwide

• Customer support from technical experts Singapore
in your native language
• Solutions developed together with you

Jandira, São Paulo

Melbourne

Production sites Integrated production sites Technical centers Sales offices WACKER ACADEMY
Production sites around the globe ensure At our integrated production sites in Our experts feel at home in your region. Face-to-face contact is the most efficient Knowledge is everything. We offer our •U  nique training center in the chemical
outstanding customer proximity. We Germany (Burghausen and Nünchritz) Because they speak your language, and way to get in touch and find a solution employees, distributors and current and industry
manufacture to the same standards at and China (Zhangjiagang), we manu- are familiar with your market and applica- to suit your needs. That’s why we potential customers a range of helpful •F  irst-hand application expertise – both
every location, allowing us to supply facture
all of our many products – from tion, they really understand your needs. have established sales offices on every seminars – online or on-site. Along with local and global
global companies who need the same silicon to silanes, siloxane, silicone and At the same time, they are linked to a continent, to make sure there is always in-depth information about our products, • In-house program, on-site seminars and
item on different continents. We can also silica. These locations share another global network of technical experts, for an opportunity for personal support close best practices and formulation, we also events run by experienced specialists
easily adapt to local and regional market special feature: because we’ve optimized ongoing training, education and support. to you – 50 offices, to be exact. The best explain market requirements and any
requirements. the energy and product flows, nearly And if the global network is unable to thing is, you can stay at home – and we’ll standards or regulations applicable to our Locations:
all by-products are recycled, avoiding help out – we’ll simply invent something come to you. products. And the WACKER ACADEMY Burghausen, Beijing, Moscow, Mumbai,
waste. new especially for you in our Innovation is not just a local training center – it also Singapore, Dubai, São Paulo, Allentown,
Teams in Europe, Asia or the Americas. comes to you. A session at your offices? Adrian, Seoul, Mexico City, Dalton,

A course in your lab? Great! We’d be Ho Chi Minh City
happy to arrange it!

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BREAKING NEW GROUND
IN TECHNOLOGY
CROSSING THE FINISH LINE
WITH SILICONES

Across the finish line! I glance at my

watch: I’ve completed my first marathon
in three hours, four minutes – quite an
achievement!

I’ve “walked it out” for about a mile,

while giving a short interview. Turns out,
my sister tipped off the local newspaper
and of course they wanted to hear all
about the sensors in my running gear. I
think they got more attention than I did ...

Now it’s time for some lower-back

stretches. By the way, my legs feel
great!

Off to find that massage tent everyone’s

raving about. Ready to relax and
regenerate. There’s a huge post-race
party planned for tonight, and I have a
feeling my sensors and I will be on the
VIP list ...

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BREAKING NEW GROUND PERFECT
IN TECHNOLOGY TRAINING
CROSSING THE FINISH LINE THANKS TO
WITH SILICONES SILICONE

A step into the future:

ELASTOSIL® Film

What is so special about Marie L.? She is one of What’s so special about ELASTOSIL® Film?
the world’s first athletes
to test two forerunner It is ultrathin, highly precise and therefore
products. Via sensors in her tights, she can check an ideal di-electric electro-active polymer.
her running style on her smartphone and optimize It can be made into capacitive stretching
her technique, so she can finish the race in great and pressure sensors, actuators and
form. To prevent her phone from getting “out of generators.
breath”, it is recharged via the generators in her
shoes, which transform the kinetic energy from
every step into electricity for the phone battery.

Elastosil measures your movements through com-

pression and decompression of the sensors, helping
you find the ideal intensity for your training.

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AT THE CUT TING EDGE OF EXPERTISE
DRIVEN BY INNOVATION –
FOR OVER A CENTURY
Research and development – Fostering collaboration – Investing in the future
on different levels rewarding science About 70 percent of WACKER’s turnover
With a strong focus on research and Research awards significantly boost sci- is based on the raw material
development, WACKER is a highly re- entific and technical collaboration – the silicon: Siltronic uses it to make wafers;
search-intensive company that provides very basis of innovation. Along with the Polysilicon, one of the top two global
innovative momentum for products and Kipping Award, the WACKER Silicone producers, turns it into solar panels; and
applications. In 1903, 11 years before Award is the world’s most prestigious we turn it into silicone. So it’s no surprise
Wacker Chemie AG was established, accolade in silicon chemistry. It is that WACKER founded an institute at the
WACKER founded its corporate research usually awarded during the International Technical University of Munich (TUM):
facility, “Consortium for Electrochemical Symposium on Silicon Chemistry – the The Institute of Silicon Chemistry, where
Industry,” in Munich, which is still leading summit for silicon researchers we’ve also endowed the chair. Since
concentrating on basic research today. worldwide. Among the 18 laureates to 2006, new fields and applications in
Innovation teams research liquid and date are Richard Müller and Eugene silicon-organic chemistry have been
solid silicones, while development teams, Rochow – the pioneers of silicon investigated and opened up there. With
dedicated to specific industries, come up chemistry. the opening of the institute’s own labora-
with new solutions. Last but not least, tory tract in the middle of 2008, the
application experts adjust our products scholarship holders are working under
to your specific requirements. Humming optimal conditions.
with activity, the WACKER labs are the
perfect environment for “creating tomor-
row’s solutions” – today!

FIND OUT MORE… FIND OUT MORE… FIND OUT MORE…

Catching a glimpse of
the future: WACKER
actively supports
innovative research
and development.

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ADVANCED PROCESSING & PERFORMANCE ADDITIVES

MANUFACTURING MACHINERY
• Silicone sealants • Airbag • Electronics • Industrial coatings • Household care • Medical devices • Defoamer • Molded articles
• Impregnation of brick • Hoses • Lighting • Architectural coatings • Personal care • Wound care • Processing aids • Extruded articles
& roof tiles • Connector seals • Electrical insulation • Printing inks • Tissues • Orthopedic • Water treatments • Injection molded
• Concrete protection • Automotive parts • Transmission & distri- • Paper & film coatings technology • Performance additives articles
• Waterproofing • Automotive bution • Prosthetics • Additives
Membranes electronics • Wires & cables • Surgical drapes • Processing auxiliaries /
• Natural stone conser- • Aviation & aerospace • Silanes for the elect- Polymer modification
vation ronics industry
• Thermal insulation

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 EXPERTISE AND SERVICE
REACHING OUT TO YOU NETWORK ON FIVE CONTINENTS
In our work with customers, we have experienced many
exceptional days, often extending to years or decades of
successful partnership. They value our availability, proximity
and the technical expertise we offer. And we enjoy taking
time for them and starting the conversation.
So let us know: what solution can we create together today?

• Sales offices and production sites, plus

22 technical centers, ensure you a local presence
worldwide.

WACKER is one of the world’s leading Spanning the globe with 5 business wide in the development of products
and most research-intensive chemical divisions, we offer our customers highly- tailored to regional demands, supporting
companies, with total sales of €5.3 billion. specialized products and comprehensive them during every stage of their complex
Products range from silicones, binders and service via 25 production sites, 22 technical production processes, if required.
polymer additives for diverse industrial competence centers, 12 WACKER WACKER e-solutions are online services
sectors to bioengineered pharmaceutical ACADEMY training centers and 50 sales provided via our customer portal and as
actives and hyperpure silicon for semi- offices in Europe, North and South America, integrated process solutions. Our custom-
conductor and solar applications. As a and Asia – including a presence in China. ers and business partners thus benefit
technology leader focusing on sustainability, With a workforce of some 17,000, we see from comprehensive information and reliable
WACKER promotes products and ideas ourselves as a reliable innovation partner service to enable projects and orders to be
that offer a high value-added potential to that develops trailblazing solutions for, handled fast, reliably and highly efficiently.
ensure that current and future generations and in collaboration with, our customers. Visit us anywhere, anytime around the
enjoy a better quality of life based on energy We also help them boost their own success. world at: www.wacker.com
efficiency and protection of the climate Our technical centers employ local
and environment. specialists who assist customers world-

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