Wacker expands technical centre in Singapore

Wacker Chemicals (South Asia) Pte. Ltd., a regional sales subsidiary of chemicals group Wacker Chemie AG, recently inaugurated its expanded technical centre in Singapore.

As part of the expansion, lab space has more than doubled: A new laboratory for silicone elastomers has been established to serve fast-growing industries in the region, such as ­electronics, healthcare, automotive, and household. Additionally, the labs for construction silicones and dispersible powders, which are used in dry-mix mortars for construction applications, have been enlarged. Spanning an area of more than 1,500 m2, the regional competence centre now houses under a single roof both customer development, applications technology, and a training facility for silicones and polymers applications.