Ten Years of Wacker Metroark Chemicals in Kolkata
Wacker Metroark Chemicals Pvt. Ltd. recently celebrated its tenth anniversary. The Kolkata-based company was set up in 1998 as a joint venture between the Munich chemical company Wacker and Metroark Ltd. in India, with operations starting in 1999. With a workforce of over 130, the joint venture - in which Wacker has a 51 percent stake – produces and distributes silicones primarily for the textile, personal care, construction and automotive sectors.
The role played by Wacker Metroark Chemicals Pvt. Ltd. in the Group’s distribution network is to oversee all sales and marketing activities concerning silicone products on the Indian subcontinent. In recent years, the company has experienced above-average growth exceeding 20 percent a year.
Today, Wacker Metroark Chemicals - with offices in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bangalore and Chennai as well as in Dhaka (Bangladesh) - operates in the Indian subcontinent’s major commercial centers. Key markets are the textile, personal-care, automotive, construction, coatings, plastics, adhesives and packaging sectors. Additionally, the company markets Wacker silicone sealants, silanes and pyrogenic silica in India.
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