Wacker intensifies partnership with Italian silicones compounder TSF

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Friday, May 11, 2012

, k6 b# m0 X8 r, X2 _Munich - Wacker group is stepping up its cooperation with Italian silicone rubber compounder TSF S.r.l.. According to a recently signed agreement, TSF will receive high-quality silicone raw materials from Wacker, which will be used to produce sophisticated silicone rubber compounds for the Italian market. The ready-to-use compounds can be sold under TSF’s own label, with the tag-line “Based on Elastosil.” Wacker has worked together with TSF, the company is based in the Italian province of Brescia, for more than ten years. “TSF and Wacker are an excellent fit,” said Dr. Bernd Pachaly, head of the Engineering Silicones business unit, at the signing of the agreement in Munich. “TSF is among Italy’s leading compounders and, like Wacker, has enormous know-how in this field.” Silicone rubber compounds are usually made by incorporating a crosslinker, pigment and other additives into the rubber base.