About WACKER
WACKER is a global specialty chemicals company listed on the German MDAX with sales of over €6 billion and more than 16,000 employees, whose products can be found in many everyday objects, from tile adhesives to cosmetic applications and solar cells. Its main customers are in the chemical, construction, electronics, automotive, pharmaceutical and photovoltaic sectors. WACKER operates 27 production sites worldwide.
WACKER’s role in PLANETS
In PLANETS, WACKER contributes to WP 2 – Safe and Sustainable Substitution assessment and the development of suggestions for implementation of SSbD under WP 6. In addition, WACKER contributes to the development and scale-up of SSbD alternatives for surfactants under WP 3 and in training (WP8) and exploitation (WP5) activities.