OREANDA-NEWS.  WACKER has been supplying STC Silicones with high-quality silicone raw materials and additives since 2003. The family-owned business uses them to produce ready-to-process silicone compounds for the automotive, medical, electrical and household-product sectors. “STC Silicones has been operating in the Brazilian market for over a decade and is now one of the country’s most successful compounders,” said Christian Gimber, Vice President of the Engineering Silicones Business Unit. The cooperation will benefit both STC and WACKER, the WACKER manager adds. “STC can now supply its Brazil-based customers with high-quality and tailored silicone compounds even more effectively. We will do all we can to support STC. Consequently, we will be able to further strengthen our competitive position in the region.”

STC’s managing director, Joaquim Carlos Lopes da Silva, called the agreement a major milestone in positioning the company in the market as a supplier of high-quality compounds. “ELASTOSIL® represents absolute quality in Brazil. It is a great benefit that we can use the brand name for our compounds, too. This will open up a raft of new sales and marketing opportunities. Products made from original WACKER raw materials are identified by the ‘Based on ELASTOSIL®’ label, continued da Silva. “The ELASTOSIL® brand is a global quality seal for silicones. This fosters trust and makes it easier for us to convince customers of our silicone compounds’ high quality.”

About ELASTOSIL®

The name ELASTOSIL® is synonymous with a wide range of silicone products. Beside silicone rubber and silicone rubber dispersions, the brand also includes their related processing additives. Silicone rubber essentially consists of silicone polymers and fillers. The compound rubber undergoes high-temperature or room-temperature vulcanization, during which the uncured compound becomes an elastomeric rubber. Silicone rubbers are heat resistant, flexible at low temperatures, resistant to aging, and easy to process, and have good mechanical properties that remain unchanged over a wide temperature range. ELASTOSIL® silicones are used in areas such as automotive and mechanical engineering, electronics and electrics, textiles, medical articles, toys, household appliances and sports articles, as well as in the construction industry.

About STC Silicones

STC Silicones was founded in 2003 and has specialized in the production of ready-to-use silicone rubber compounds. Its customers are active in industries such as the medical, construction, automotive, transport, household-appliance, electrical and electronics sectors. Located in Ribeir?o Pires in the State of S?o Paulo, the family-run business currently has a workforce of 25 employees. STC is a member of the Brazilian Rubber Technology Association ABTB (Associa??o Brasileira de Tecnologia da Borracha) and CIGR? Brazil. STC’s parent company is Kinner Silicone Rubber Ind. e Com. Ltda. which is also located in Ribeir?o Pires. The molded part manufacturer has a workforce of 125 and achieved sales of about € 13 million in 2015.