Key highlights
- Middle East conflict has disrupted global energy, raw-material and trade routes, raising oil, natural gas, feedstock and logistics costs.
- WACKER will raise prices for silicone-based products effective April 1, 2026.
- Silicones portfolio includes silicone fluids, emulsions, resins, elastomers, sealants, silanes, silane-terminated polymers and pyrogenic silica.
- Silicones generated about 50% of WACKER Group sales in 2025.
Market disruption
Conflict in the Middle East has disrupted global energy, raw-materials and trade routes, pushing up prices for oil, natural gas, feedstocks and logistics.
Price adjustment and response
WACKER will raise prices for its silicone-based products effective April 1, 2026; customers will be notified. The Group says it is working across its production and logistics network to limit customer impact, but the scale of cost increases makes adjustments unavoidable.
