Wacker to consolidate production of pyrogenic silica
Kempten Site Closure Planned For 2011
“Our goal is to close Kempten without layoffs - and I see a very good chance we’ll succeed,” said Wacker’s Personnel Director Dr. Wilhelm Sittenthaler. Measures include offering employees jobs at Burghausen and Nünchritz. “We’ll need additional people there in coming years, especially due to the expansion of our polysilicon business. And we will, of course, primarily consider our existing staff for these jobs,” stressed Sittenthaler. As a result, he said he was confident that the closure could be implemented in a socially-acceptable manner via natural fluctuation, phased early retirement and severance packages.
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