Overview
Lobbying Costs
200,000€ - 299,999€
Financial year: Jan 2021 - Dec 2021
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.6 Fte (4)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
1
High-level Commission meetings
22
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
WACKER CHEMIE AG (WACKER)
EU Transparency Register
036915715533-64 First registered on 12 Jan 2015
Goals / Remit
WACKER, as an innovative chemical company, makes a vital contribution to improving the quality of life around the world. In the future, we want to continue developing and supplying solutions that meet our rigorous demands: creating added value for our customers and shareholders, and growing sustainably.
Main EU files targeted
We are following Energy & Climate Policy, in particular relating to the European Green Deal, as well as Trade Policy & Competitiveness, Chemicals Policy, Environmental Policy, Industrial Policy and Innovation and Research.
Policies targeted:
Fit for 55 - The EU´s platform for a green transistion
EU Emission Trading System
Renewables Directive Review
Electricity Market Design Directive Review
Energy Energy efficiency Directive Review
Ecodesign and Energy Label Directive review
Hydrogen and Gas Decarbonisation Directive and Regulation Review
Emergency regulation for accelerating renewables and renewables permitting
Communication on the the European Green Deal
Communication on the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability Towards a Toxic-Free Environment
Communication on Zero Pollution
REACH Regulation Revision
CLP Regulation Revision
F-Gas Regulation Revision
Trade policy including trade defence, agreements with third countries, customs duties and antidumping
Industrial policy including new approach legislation, strategic value chains, research and innovation policy and funding, single market legislation and enforcement
Competition policy e.g. Temporary Crisis FrameworkAddress
Head Office
Hanns-Seidel-Platz, 4
München 81737
GERMANYEU Office
Hanns-Seidel-Platz, 4
München 81737
GERMANYWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
4
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 1 25% 2 10% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.6
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
1 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 02 Oct 2023
Name Start date End Date Mr Heiko KOLF 05 Jan 2023 31 Dec 2023 Ms Sanni KUNNAS 07 Jan 2020 07 Jan 2021 Complementary Information
WACKER has one employee at the Brussels office dedicated to EU Governmental Relations. Nearly all WACKER employees engaged in activities falling under the scope of the transparency register are not professional full time lobbyists but interact with the EU institutions project as part of their broader responsibilities (general management, sales, legal department, etc.) or when their expert knowledge is requested.To some extend WACKER gets support from external professional consultancies or law firms for above mentioned activities.
Person in charge of EU relations
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
Person with legal responsibility
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
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Categories
Category
Companies & groups
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Networking
Affiliation
WACKER is member of VCI (German Chemical Industry Association), BWE (German Association of Wind Energy), CEFIC, SolarPower Europe (SPE) and Renewable Hydrogen Coalition and a few others less related to activities falling under the transparency register.
Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Interests represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Closed financial year
Jan 2021 - Dec 2021
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
200,000€ - 299,999€
Major contributions in closed year
None declared
Intermediaries for closed year
None declaredIntermediaries for current year
Name brunswick group brussels Closed year Costs
200,000€ - 299,999€
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Other activities
External trade
Meetings
Meetings
22 meetings found. Download meetings
The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't publish information about such meetings. All information below comes from European Commission web pages.
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Date 11 Sep 2023 Location video conference Subject Restriction proposal on silicon Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight Attending - Dimitri Lorenzani (Cabinet member)
- Helena Braun (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 04 Apr 2023 Location Brussels Subject Net Zero Industry Act Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Aleksandra Tomczak (Cabinet member)
- Antoine Colombani (Cabinet member)
- Diederik Samsom (Cabinet member)
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Date 07 Mar 2023 Location Brussels Subject Exchange on the needed regulatory support to promote the deployment and manufacturing of the solar power in the EU and the EU’s support for the solar energy so far. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson Portfolio Energy Attending - Barbara GLOWACKA (Cabinet member)
- Kadri Simson (Commissioner)
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Date 23 Jun 2022 Location Video Conference Subject To discuss the urgent actions needed to secure a resilient industrial base for solar manufacturing in Europe. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson Portfolio Energy Attending - Barbara GLOWACKA (Cabinet member)
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Date 03 Jun 2022 Location Videoconference Subject Solar strategy ; raw materials Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Joan Canton (Cabinet member)
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Date 30 Mar 2022 Location Brussels Subject Discussion on Solar Power Europe views on how to boost the manufacturing and deployment of solar PVs in the EU. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson Portfolio Energy Attending - Barbara GLOWACKA (Cabinet member)
- Kadri Simson (Commissioner)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 10 Jun 2021 Location Videoconference Subject Roundtable of the Clean Hydrogen Alliance: 3rd meeting of the co-chairs Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Thierry Breton (Commissioner)
Other Lobbyists - Sandbag Climate Campaign
- Climate Action Network Europe
- Fertiberia, S.A.
- International Federation of Industrial Energy Consumers
- SSAB AB
- European Environmental Bureau
- WWF European Policy Programme
- The European Steel Association
- Baker Hughes Holdings
- ING Group
- Neste Oyj
- thyssenkrupp Steel Europe AG
- Siemens Energy AG
- Tata Steel Nederland
- UPM-Kymmene Oyj
- Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
- Polski Koncern Naftowy Orlen S.A.
- Paul Wurth S.A.
- Dow Europe GmbH
- Nouryon
- St1 Nordic Oy
- Agora Energiewende
- YARA BELGIUM S.A.
- TotalEnergies Electricité et Gaz France
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Date 15 Nov 2017 Location Mûnchen Subject solar energy Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Günther Oettinger Portfolio Budget & Human Resources Attending - Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)
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Date 19 Jan 2017 Location Brussels Subject D4 Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Attending - Grzegorz Radziejewski (Cabinet member)
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Date 15 Dec 2016 Location Brussels Subject EU Policy on Renevables Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete Portfolio Climate Action & Energy Attending - Miguel Arias Cañete (Commissioner)
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Date 07 Dec 2016 Location Brussels Subject trade policy Attending - Kilian Gross (Cabinet member)
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Date 20 Sep 2016 Location Brussels Subject EU-China solar issues Attending - Kilian Gross (Cabinet member)
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Date 30 Jun 2016 Location Brussels Subject trade issues Attending - Kilian Gross (Cabinet member)
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Date 16 Jun 2016 Location Brussels Subject trade defence proceedings on silicon Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström Portfolio Trade Attending - Nele Eichhorn (Cabinet member)
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Date 11 Mar 2016 Location Brussels Subject Trade in Environmental Goods Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Karmenu Vella Portfolio Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Attending - Juergen Mueller (Cabinet member)
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Date 04 Mar 2016 Location Brussels Subject EU-China trade relations Attending - Jean-Luc Demarty (Director-General)
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Date 07 Jan 2016 Location Brussels Subject silicon metal Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström Portfolio Trade Attending - Nele Eichhorn (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 07 Jan 2016 Location Brussels Subject anti-dumping duties Attending - Kilian Gross (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 07 Jan 2016 Location Brussels/Belgium Subject anti-dumping duties against Chinese silicon metal imports Attending - Kilian Gross (Cabinet member)
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Date 05 Nov 2015 Location Brussels Subject trade policy Attending - Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)
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Date 26 Feb 2015 Location Brussels Subject Polysilicon in China Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström Portfolio Trade Attending - Miguel Ceballos Baron (Cabinet member)
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Date 16 Jan 2015 Location Brussels Subject Status Update on Price Undertaking Agreement with MOFCOM on Polysilicon Attending - Jean-Luc Demarty (Director-General)