July 5, 2011 — WACKER began operating several silicone-polymer production lines at its Burghausen, Germany, site, expanding production of high-purity specialty silicones, encapsulation and coating compounds, as well as UV-activated silicones. Wacker added a new cleanroom facility to the site to meet the purity standards of semiconductors, LEDs, and other applications.

The new facility meets WACKER’s novel Clean Operations principles, said Dr. Bernd Pachaly, head of the Engineering Silicones business unit. These include housing production, filling and logistics separately with airlock entrances; strict regulation on filling operations; and special stipulations regarding clothing and hygiene, air, and particle filters. The facility meets the ISO standard for class 8 cleanrooms. Production steps are all monitored and documented constantly.

The new clean-operations facility produces highly specialized LUMISIL, SEMICOSIL, and WACKER SilGel silicone products for encapsulating and coating electronic components; as well as other products for medical uses. There is also a production line for UV silicones.

Wacker Chemie AG produces chemicals for various end-use sectors, such as WACKER POLYSILICON Polysilicon for the semiconductor and photovoltaics industries and Siltronic Hyperpure silicon wafers and monocrystals for semiconductor devices. For further information, visit www.wacker.com

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