Germany-based Wacker Chemie AG -- a manufacturer of binders and polymer additives used in coatings, printing inks, construction chemicals and other applications -- has opened a new US headquarters in Allentown, Pa., for its Wacker Polymers division. The 6,200-square-meter site features a technical center with research and applications labs, customer service, sales and marketing, and administrative functions. Wacker also plans to establish a training center at the facility.

November/December 2009