Overview
Lobbying Costs
350,000€
Financial year: Jan 2018 - Dec 2018
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.5 Fte (2)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
25
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
Vision: We develop intelligent solutions for sustainable growth.
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 EU initiatives/policies on Trade, Energy, Energy Policies, Industrial Development
Address
Head Office
Hanns-Seidel-Platz, 4
München 81737
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People
Total lobbyists declared
2
Employment time Lobbyists 25% 2 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.5
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
0 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 30 Sep 2019
Name Start date End Date Mr Heiko KOLF 05 Jan 2023 01 Jan 2024 Ms Sanni KUNNAS 07 Jan 2020 07 Jan 2021 Complementary Information
WACKER does not have a permanent representation nor dedicated office to the EU administration. 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 administration project based as part of their broader responsibilities (general management, sales, legal department, etc.). To some extend WACKER gets support from external professional consultancies or law firms for above mentioned activities.
Person in charge of EU relations
Mr Ralf Dr. Widmer (Legal Counsel)
Person with legal responsibility
Mr Rudolf Dr. Staudigl (CEO)
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Categories
Category
II - In-house lobbyists and trade/business/professional associations
Subcategory
Companies & groups
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Networking
Affiliation
WACKER is member of VCI (German Chemical Industry Association), BWE (German Association of Wind Energy) and SolarPower Europe and a few others less related to activities falling under the transparency register.
Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2018 - Dec 2018
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
350,000€
Other financial info
WACKER is the largest chemical company in the German state of Bavaria. Our annual sales in 2018 was EUR 5,0 bn.
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
None
Other activities
External trade
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Meetings
25 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 proactively publish information about these meetings. For more information about which commissioner is responsible for which portfolio, check out this link: https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/index_en All information below comes from European Commission web pages.
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Date 15 Jan 2024 Location Brussels Subject International trade; solar energy. Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Attending - Caroline Boeshertz (Cabinet member)
- Michael Hager (Cabinet member)
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Date 11 Sep 2023 Location video conference Subject Restriction proposal on silicon Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Energy Union Attending - Dimitri Lorenzani (Cabinet member)
- Helena Braun (Cabinet member)
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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)
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Date 26 Jul 2023 Location Brussels Subject Present their concerns on POP nomination DG Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs Attending - Kerstin Jorna (Director-General)
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Date 04 Apr 2023 Location Brussels Subject Net Zero Industry Act Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Antoine Colombani (Cabinet member)
- Diederik Samsom (Cabinet member)
- Aleksandra Tomczak (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 - Kadri Simson (Commissioner)
- Barbara GLOWACKA (Cabinet member)
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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 - Kadri Simson (Commissioner)
- Barbara GLOWACKA (Cabinet member)
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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)
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- European Environmental Bureau
- WWF European Policy Programme
- UPM-Kymmene Oyj
- The European Steel Association
- Paul Wurth S.A.
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- ING Group
- Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
- Neste Oyj
- Climate Action Network Europe
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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 DG Günther Oettinger Attending - Kilian Gross (Cabinet member)
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Date 20 Sep 2016 Location Brussels Subject EU-China solar issues DG Günther Oettinger Attending - Kilian Gross (Cabinet member)
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Date 30 Jun 2016 Location Brussels Subject trade issues DG Günther Oettinger 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 DG Trade 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)
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Date 07 Jan 2016 Location Brussels Subject anti-dumping duties DG Günther Oettinger Attending - Kilian Gross (Cabinet member)
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Date 07 Jan 2016 Location Brussels/Belgium Subject anti-dumping duties against Chinese silicon metal imports DG Günther Oettinger Attending - Kilian Gross (Cabinet member)
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Date 05 Nov 2015 Location Brussels Subject trade policy DG Günther Oettinger 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 DG Trade Attending - Jean-Luc Demarty (Director-General)
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