Wacker Chemicals Norway
03 Sep 2020
Wacker has a global network of production sites spanning all key regions. 13,800 employees on five continents devise innovative solutions locally for maximum customer benefit and generate synergies for efficient collaborations. To this end, Wacker maintain and further develop an integrated management system in accordance with ISO, GMP and sustainable development, as well as actively participate in the global Responsible Care® program. Quality, health, safety, and environmental awareness are the cornerstones of our entrepreneurial mind set and practices at all Wacker sites.
In the town of Kyrksæterøra in Norway, Wacker acquired its first silicon plant effective July 1, 2010. It was a strategic decision towards backwards integration of the Wacker Silicones business to secure raw material deliveries. The plant has been running since 1964 and has a yearly capacity of appr. 50,000 metric tons of silicon. The process runs continuously and in total 180 employees are running the operations.
In SisAl Pilot, Wacker will provide quartz fines and slag to the pilot tests, prepare, select and characterize raw materials, help running the pilot test at RWTH Aachen in addition to running a business case and process evaluation.
