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Group Structure and Business Operations

Business Model of the Group. WACKER is a global company with state-of-the-art specialty chemical products found in countless everyday items, ranging from cosmetic powders to solar cells. Our portfolio includes more than 3,200 products supplied in over 100 countries. Silicon Is Our Main Starting Material

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Proportion of Taxonomy-Eligible Sales

Therefore, in this reporting period, too, the EU Taxonomy Regulation does not cover WACKER POLYSILICON, whose core product is hyperpure polysilicon – a fundamental building block for highly efficient solar cells and thus a raw material that plays a vital role in the energy transition.

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wafer solar cells

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PILATUS | Rebuilding made-in-Europe …

PILATUS will leverage on the patented and already proven back-contacted silicon heterojunction "tunnel-IBC" technology to ensure achieving its ambitious targets as well as the expertise …

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The WACKER Group''s Prospects

Reference studies such as the International Technology Roadmap for Photovoltaics (ITRPV) show efficiencies that now exceed 23 percent for monocrystalline solar cells produced with …

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Prospects

EU Taxonomy Regulation. EU Taxonomy Regulation; ... The WACKER Group''s Prospects ... (VDMA), by 2032 more than 70 percent of all silicon wafers will be manufactured using this technology. n-type solar cells are more efficient and have a longer life than the currently dominant p-type cells. With our hyperpure polysilicon, we are ideally placed ...

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"We''re Halving Our CO 2 Emissions by 2030"

It''s the most important starting material for solar cells. You can''t produce silicon-based solar cells without our material. On the other hand, we have products that support new environmentally sound technologies in order to make them better …

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Proportion of Taxonomy-Eligible Sales

We assessed the sales figures in the statement of income for each Group company to determine whether, by means of taxonomy-eligible economic activities under Annexes I-V of corresponding Commission Delegated Regulations (EU) 2021/2139, 2022/1214, 2023/2485, 2023/2486, 2023/3850 and 2023/3851 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2020/852, they make a substantial …

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Research & Development

EU Taxonomy Regulation; Proportion of Taxonomy-Eligible Sales ... Research Work at WACKER. In 2022, the Group had 794 R&D staff (2021: 762), accounting for 5.0 percent of the workforce (2021: 5.3 percent). ... (passivated emitter rear cell) technology. Efficiency is a measure of how much of the radiant energy absorbed by a solar cell is ...

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Solar

Solar modules do not require fossil fuels, and produce no waste gas emissions. WACKER has been at the forefront of the future-oriented solar technology since its very inception. As early as 1959, WACKER laboratories were the first to produce polysilicon on an industrial scale, in collaboration with Siemens. WACKER has since become a leading sup-

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Fraunhofer ISE Sets Efficiency Record for Multicrystalline Solar Cells ...

German-based Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE has further improved the efficiency of multicrystalline solar cells, ... WACKER is present in all relevant markets and key economic regions through a global network of production sites, sales offices and distributors. We are always nearby, wherever you are based.

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Group Structure & Operations

Group Structure and Business Operations Business Model of the Group. WACKER is a global company with state-of-the-art specialty chemical products found in countless everyday items, ranging from tile adhesives to solar cells. Our portfolio includes more than 3,200 products supplied in over 100 countries. Silicon Is Our Main Starting Material

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EU states rebuff scheme to extend tariffs on Chinese …

Members of SAFE include Wacker, a German chemical company that is Europe''s biggest producer of polysilicon, a key raw material for solar panels. Rudolf Staudigl, Wacker chief executive, told the ...

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US and EU trade sanctions against Chinese solar PV …

US and (potential) EU trade sanctions against Chinese solar panel producers will only benefit a handful of domestic panel producers, and will inflict great damage on the rest of the solar power industry in the US and EU, …

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Solar Energy

As a leading manufacturer of polysilicon and a pioneer in silicones, WACKER has been an important partner of the solar industry since its beginning. Today the company offers the …

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Wacker cites ''excess capacity in China'' for 2024 profit slump

Its total sales over 2024 reached US$950 million, a 41% contraction compared with US$1.6 billion in 2023. Image: Wacker. Overcapacity in the Chinese polysilicon market pushed profits down for ...

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Turning Sunlight into Electricity

It is an enabler for highly efficient solar cells that deliver a shorter energy payback time, a smaller carbon footprint and ongoing cost reductions. Over the lifetime of a solar cell, a kilogram of hyperpure polysilicon from WACKER can save on …

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Wacker Chemie almost doubles polysilicon sales, massively raising …

German chemical group Wacker Chemie saw its polysilicon sales nearly double in 2021, lifting its earning significantly amid higher raw-material and energy costs, preliminary financial results showed.

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Markets & Positions

According to in-house analyses, the division is the global No. 1 for both polysilicon supplied to the semiconductor sector and n-type monocrystalline silicon used in highly efficient solar cells. Due to the development of the market environment in the global solar industry, competition in this business remains very intense.

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Annual Report 2007

WaCkER group New Eu chemical policy "REaCH" Efficient and clean – our highly integrated production system WaCkER''s strategy WaCkER''s competitive status ... during the solar-cell and solar-wafer production process. As a well-established semiconductor-wafer . WACKER . Management. Report.

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Letter from the CEO

Although current market conditions are difficult, WACKER is well positioned strategically. Without WACKER, there would be no energy transition. Our polysilicon provides the starting material for solar cells, while our polymer solutions help make the construction sector more efficient, and buildings more economical and more sustainable.

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Business Model

Business Model of the Group WACKER is a global company with state-of-the-art specialty chemical products found in countless everyday items, with applications ranging from tile adhesives to solar cells. Our portfolio includes more than 3,000 products supplied in over 100 countries. Silicon Is Our Main Base Material

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Polysilicon Division – A High-Purity and …

In 1931, Thomas Edison said: "I would put my money on the sun and solar energy. What a source of energy! I hope we don''t have to wait until oil and coal are depleted before we tackle this." …

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Ultrapure Silicon for Solar Power

What''s more, WACKER has produced special polysilicon for the solar industry since 2000, first in Burghausen, in Nünchritz since 2011 and, since 2016, in Charleston. WACKER has boosted …

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POLYSILICON BEFORE THERE IS SOLAR ENERGY THERE IS WACKER

OUR CHUNKS FOR SOLAR CELLS WACKER''s Polysilicon Is the Base Material for Photovoltaics Polysilicon is the starting material for mono- and multicrystalline silicon solar cells. The first step is to melt polysilicon in a crucible. Monocrystalline in-gots are pulled as single crystals from the melt us-ing the Czochralski process.

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Prospects

According to Germany''s Mechanical Engineering Industry Association (VDMA), half of all silicon wafers will be manufactured using this technology by 2031. n-type solar cells are more efficient and have a longer life than the currently dominant p-type cells. With our hyperpure polysilicon, we are ideally placed to supply this fast-growing segment.

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Wacker Schott Solar | Business expansion | Factsheet 66067

Wacker Schott Solar, a recently founded joint venture between the silicon producer Wacker and glass producer Schott, has announced that it is to create 600 new jobs with the development of a site in Jena. The new site will produce wafers for use in the manufacturing of solar cells, and will involve an investment of 300 million EUR.

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#MakeSolarEU: WACKER''s role in reshoring solar manufacturing to …

WACKER''s high-purity polysilicon enables highest solar cell efficiencies and improves the overall performance along the whole solar value chain. And purity is paramount …

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Group Structure and Business Operations

WACKER is a globally active company with state-of-the-art specialty chemical products. Our portfolio includes more than 3,200 products supplied in over 100 countries. WACKER products are found in countless everyday items, ranging from cosmetic powders to solar cells. Silicon Is Our Key Starting Material

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Silicones for Solar Applications

Thermal Management of Solar Cells As the complete sunlight spectrum, including the infrared part, is focused on the solar cells, effective heat dissipation is a key factor to prevent overheating of the solar cells and, hence, to guar-antee an optimum conversion of light into electric-ity. For an effective thermal management WACKER

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30GW of Europe PV manufacturing by 2025 is possible

The ESIA was founded in December 2022 and consists of many of the largest players in the European PV industry. Image: PVEL. Europe will surpass its 30GW solar PV manufacturing target by 2025 if ...

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Prospects

The same also applies to solar modules: high cell efficiencies are attainable only with hyperpure polycrystalline silicon. Reference studies such as the International Technology Roadmap for Photovoltaics (ITRPV) show efficiencies that now exceed 23 percent for monocrystalline solar cells produced with PERC (passivated emitter rear cell) technology.

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Business Model

Business Model of the Group WACKER is a global company with state-of-the-art specialty chemical products found in countless everyday items, with applications ranging from tile adhesives to solar cells. Our portfolio includes more than 3,200 products supplied in over 100 countries. Silicon Is Our Main Base Material

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Renewable Energy

WACKER''s hyperpure silicon for the production of solar cells as well as its pyrogenic silica and innovative silicone products for solar, wind and hydro power applications offer the renewable energy industry a product portfolio that covers …

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Purity Is Our Recipe for Success

Polysilicon is indispensable for high-performance semiconductors and solar cells. WACKER is the only European company to rank among the global market leaders in this highly competitive business – a position primarily due to the …

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About EU Wacker Group Solar Cells

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