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WACKER Chemie secures global distribution rights for EVANIUM berberine ingredient

admin — Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

WACKER Chemie has obtained exclusive global distribution rights for EVANIUM's berberine ingredient, marketed as CAVABERINE® powered by OPTISOLV®, which uses a dual-coating delivery system with a cyclodextrin core and phospholipid shell. The ingredient is designed to improve berberine absorption and enable lower daily doses than the 1,000 to 1,500 mg typically required. WACKER will introduce the product at SupplySide Global in Las Vegas on October 28, starting its North American push, with the US as the primary focus in the first phase.

Why it matters

WACKER's distribution reach could expand supply of a faster-growing, lower-dose berberine ingredient into nutraceutical formulations, adding competition for conventional berberine suppliers in metabolic health products.

Key facts

Companies	WACKER Chemie, EVANIUM
Chemicals	berberine, cyclodextrin, phospholipid
Location	Regensburg, Germany (EVANIUM headquarters)
Timing	2026-10-26, 2026-10-28
Partners	EVANIUM
End uses	nutraceutical products for metabolic health, blood sugar balance, weight management, longevity products, functional foods

Market context

Berberine is a plant-derived alkaloid long used in traditional medicine and now widely sold as a dietary supplement ingredient. Demand comes mainly from nutraceutical makers, where it is formulated into products aimed at blood sugar balance, weight management and general metabolic health, and from functional food developers. Berberine has a well-known drawback: its oral absorption is poor, so conventional products often require high daily doses. Ingredient suppliers therefore compete on bioavailability, since formulations that raise absorption can support lower doses, lower raw material use per serving and differentiated positioning. Delivery technologies such as cyclodextrin complexes and phospholipid-based carriers are common tools for this purpose. For buyers and investors, a distributor with broad reach can change competitive dynamics in the category by putting alternative grades in front of formulators that previously relied on standard berberine suppliers.

Source: official release on wacker.com. Summary and context written by Market Krystal.

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Wacker Chemie unveils silicone additives and bio-based aminolipids at SEPAWA

admin — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

WACKER Chemie is presenting silicone additives for household and personal-care formulations at SEPAWA Congress in Berlin, October 14 to 16, 2026, at Booth B308-309. Products on show include water-based silicone emulsions, amino-functional silicone fluids, alkyl-modified silicone waxes and silicone resins for textile waterproofing, leather, glass and car polishes. The company is also launching ferment-derived aminolipids BELNEXT GAL 1860 and BELNEXT EMO FH2, the latter a 100 percent bio-based emollient, with a presentation on October 15 at 11:00 a.m.

Why it matters

Launch of biodegradable, bio-based aminolipid conditioners as alternatives to conventional quaternary agents could shift formulator demand in hair care and emollient supply toward fermentation-derived ingredients.

Key facts

Companies	Wacker Chemie AG, IMCD
Chemicals	silicone emulsions, amino-functional silicone fluids, alkyl-modified silicone waxes, silicone resins, LIOSIL HC 603 E, WACKER MQ 803 TF, WACKER W 23, WACKER L 656, BELNEXT EMO FH2, BELNEXT GAL 1860, BELNEXT TAL 1860
Location	Berlin (SEPAWA Congress venue); Booth B308-309
Timing	2026-10-14, 2026-10-16, 2026-10-15
Partners	IMCD
End uses	textiles, leather, wood and flooring care, glass cleaning, automotive paints and car care, household care, hair care, personal care, decorative cosmetics

Market context

Silicone emulsions, fluids, waxes and resins are widely used to make surfaces water-repellent, improve slip and feel, and add gloss. Textile finishing, leather treatment, glass cleaning, and car polishes depend on these materials, as do household care and personal-care formulations such as hair conditioners and skin emollients. Demand in these segments tends to follow consumer spending on cleaning and grooming products and the activity of formulators who need performance additives. Aminolipids made by fermentation are a different category: they are biologically derived surfactant-type ingredients that formulators look at as possible substitutes for conventional quaternary conditioning agents, which are petrochemical in origin. Interest in bio-based and biodegradable inputs can pull procurement toward fermentation supply chains, while established silicone producers face competition from both new bio-based actives and distributors that sell broad ingredient portfolios.

Source: official release on wacker.com. Summary and context written by Market Krystal.

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Wacker Chemie unveils two liquid silicone rubber grades at FAKUMA

admin — Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Wacker Chemie is presenting two new liquid silicone rubber grades at FAKUMA in Friedrichshafen, Germany, from October 12 to 16, in Hall A6, Booth 6212. ELASTOSIL LR 5471 is a self-adhesive, high tear-resistant, non-postcure grade for food contact, medical and baby care parts, with elongation at break up to 570 percent and available in Shore A 40 and 50. ELASTOSIL LR 3822 is an oil-exuding, coolant-resistant silicone for seals in EV traction battery cooling circuits, retaining most properties after 1,000 hours in glycol-water at 125 °C.

Why it matters

Self-adhesive, postcure-free silicone grades can cut processing steps for hard/soft composites and EV battery seals, potentially lowering production costs for plastics processors and e-mobility suppliers.

Key facts

Companies	Wacker Chemie AG, WACKER Silicones, Kracht, Babyplast Christmann, ELMET Elastomere
Chemicals	liquid silicone rubber, ELASTOSIL LR 5471, ELASTOSIL LR 3822, GENIOPLAST, GENIOPERL
Location	Burghausen site (Process Technology Center); trade fair in Friedrichshafen, Germany; Hall A6, Booth 6212
Timing	2026-10-12, October 12 to 16, 2026, Tuesday, October 13, 2:20 p.m.
Partners	Kracht, Babyplast Christmann, ELMET Elastomere
End uses	food contact cookware, baking and kitchen utensils, medical applications, baby care (pacifiers, baby bottles), electric-vehicle battery cooling circuit seals, thermoplastic and biopolymer compounding, polyolefin compounds and engineering plastics, epoxy and vinyl ester systems

Market context

Liquid silicone rubber is a two-component addition-cured elastomer valued for heat resistance, flexibility, chemical inertness and suitability for direct contact with food and the body. It is moulded through injection processes into seals, gaskets, baby care items, kitchen utensils and medical components, so demand is anchored in consumer goods, healthcare and automotive. Electric-vehicle battery systems add a growing need for seals that resist coolants and heat. Grades that bond to thermoplastics in a single moulding step, or that skip post-curing, can shorten cycle times and reduce handling, which matters for processors running high-volume lines. For silicone producers, such product differentiation supports pricing better than commodity competition, while processors gain flexibility in choosing materials. Trade fairs like FAKUMA are typically where suppliers preview these formulations to compounders and moulders before purchasing decisions are made.

Source: official release on wacker.com. Summary and context written by Market Krystal.

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Wacker Chemie plans further reduction of its Siltronic stake

admin — Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Wacker Chemie AG, based in Munich, has announced its intention to further reduce its shareholding in Siltronic. The body text gives no share count, sale price, or timetable. Siltronic is a wafer maker for the semiconductor industry, and Wacker's stake sale is a corporate portfolio move.

Why it matters

A further sell-down of Wacker's Siltronic holding could change ownership and strategic influence over a major semiconductor wafer supplier, affecting silicon wafer supply chains.

Key facts

Companies	Wacker Chemie AG, Siltronic
Location	Munich
Timing	2026-09-22
Chemicals	Silicon wafers, Polysilicon (CAS 7440-21-3)

Market context

Silicon wafers are thin, highly polished slices of single-crystal silicon that serve as the substrate for integrated circuits, power semiconductors and sensors. They are produced by growing ultrapure silicon crystals, typically from polysilicon feedstock, and then slicing, grinding and polishing them to exacting flatness and purity standards. Demand is driven by consumer electronics, data centers, automotive electronics and industrial applications, so wafer makers tend to track chip production cycles closely. Wafer production is capital intensive and concentrated among a small group of global suppliers, which makes changes in major shareholders or strategic ties worth watching. Polysilicon, the upstream feedstock, is itself a key product for chemical producers serving the solar and semiconductor sectors. Shifts in ownership of a supplier like this rarely change output immediately, but they can influence long-term capacity planning, customer relationships and pricing discipline across the wafer market.

Source: official release on wacker.com. Summary and context written by Market Krystal.

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Wacker Chemie sells 6.7% Siltronic stake via accelerated bookbuilding placement

admin — Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Wacker Chemie AG has placed about 2.2 million Siltronic AG shares at €77.25 per share through an accelerated bookbuilding placement to qualified and institutional investors, reducing its stake to about 15 percent. The sale corresponds to 6.7 percent of Siltronic's capital stock and generates gross proceeds of approximately €171 million. Wacker has agreed not to dispose of further Siltronic shares for 90 days after the placement launch, and Rothschild & Co acted as its financial advisor.

Why it matters

Wacker's added financial flexibility could support future investment in growth, while its remaining roughly 15 percent Siltronic stake keeps it a significant shareholder in the wafer supplier.

Key facts

Companies	Wacker Chemie AG, Siltronic AG
Investment	Gross proceeds of approximately €171 million
Timing	2026-09-22
Partners	Joint Global Coordinators, Rothschild & Co, qualified and international institutional investors
Chemicals	Polysilicon, Silicon wafer

Market context

Wacker Chemie is a German specialty chemicals group whose polysilicon business supplies high-purity silicon used to make wafers for semiconductors and solar cells. Siltronic is a wafer maker that produces silicon wafers for chip manufacturers, so the two companies sit at different points in the same value chain. Demand for wafers is driven mainly by consumer electronics, automotive chips, data center hardware and industrial electronics, and it tends to rise and fall with the semiconductor production cycle. Wacker's stake reduction is a financial transaction rather than a change in production, so it does not by itself alter wafer or polysilicon supply. For buyers and investors, the more relevant signal is how a parent's shareholding changes can affect the strategic relationship between a chemical supplier and a wafer producer, and how the capital released could be deployed. The move is a portfolio decision that leaves Wacker a significant shareholder in Siltronic.

Source: official release on wacker.com. Summary and context written by Market Krystal.

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