DUESSELDORF,Germany-Wacker Silicones,a major business segment of Wacker Chemie A.G.,focused on innovations in sustainability at K 2022.The Munich-based silicone giant,in its standard spot at the expansive show,hosted a gathering for the press Oct.19 in a self-proclaimed"speed dating"forum,allowing journalists to briefly interview Wacker experts on a range of topics.Klaus Pohmer,global segment manager for performance silicones,said its pioneering biomethanol-based silicones meet the same performance characteristics as fossil fuel-derived legacy feedstocks and use far less CO2 in their production,having less of an impact on the environment."When we are thinking about raw materials,we begin with inorganic quartz(refined silicon,ultimately),and then other groups are introduced,including fossil fuel methanol,"Pohmer said."It makes sense to use fossil-free materials,and we have found that our silicones are continuously moving into other applications."
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