Brazil. Wacker Chemie AG celebrated on August 30 the 40th anniversary of its headquarters in South America, exactly in Brazil. Wacker Química do Brasil Ltda. was established in São Paulo in 1977.
In Jandira, near São Paulo, Wacker now manufactures silicone products used, for example, in the textile, construction, paper, agrochemical, personal care and cosmetic industries. Currently, the company is building a new multifunctional facility on site for the manufacture of defoaming agents and functional silicone fluids. Investments for enlargement will amount to around €7 million.
Meanwhile, Wacker's Jandira technical center offers customers special support for the development of new products and applications for the South American market. With more than 100 employees, Wacker Brasil generated sales of around 90 million euros in 2016.
In his address to some 200 customers and business partners, Board Member Tobias Ohler highlighted the importance of Wacker Brazil for the Group's future success in South America: "Our sales in this region have grown at an average rate of more than nine percent per year over the past ten years. At the same time, local production volumes have increased fivefold. "Wacker Brasil is in an ideal position, thanks to the high quality of the product, excellent service and a committed team of experts. In the coming years, we expect demand in South America to grow for our high-quality specialty chemicals and see enormous potential for our Jandira site."
