Wacker and Slovenian partner in co-branding deal for silicone compounds

WACKER, the Munich-based chemical group, and Slovenia-based silicone compounder Gomline d.o.o. have agreed on co-branding of ready-to-use silicone-rubber compounds. The Ljubljana-based distribution partner can now use the “Based on ELASTOSIL?” quality label for its own silicone compounds made of WACKER raw materials. The ELASTOSIL? trademark was introduced nearly 60 years ago and characterizes high-quality silicone-rubber products. Today, it is one of the Group’s most successful brands worldwide.

ELASTOSIL? from WACKER covers a wide range of silicone-rubber products that offer extremely diverse properties. They are suitable for use in a large variety of industries. Silicones are used in shower heads, tubing and cable insulation, as well as in household items such as flexible ice cube molds (photo). The ready-to-use silicone compounds are usually made by incorporating the crosslinker, pigment and other additives into the rubber base.

Gomline supplies customers in Slovenia and southeast Europe with ready-to-use silicone compounds. Such compounds are usually formulated locally and modified to suit the customer’s own specifications. If the silicones are from WACKER, Gomline can distribute its products using the

ELASTOSIL? stands for a wide range of silicone products. Beside silicone rubbers and silicone rubber dispersions, the brand also includes their related processing additives. Silicone rubbers consist essentially of silicone polymers and fillers. They undergo high-temperature or room-temperature vulcanization, during which the uncured compound is transformed into an elastomeric rubber with a three-dimensional structure. Silicone rubbers are heat resistant, low-temperature flexible, 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, baby articles, toys, household appliances and sports articles, as well as in the construction industry.