Siltronic, Wacker Chemie AG’s semiconductor division, intends to streamline its 200 mm wafer production capacities. As a result, Siltronic plans to close its production site in Hikari, Japan, by mid-2012.

Siltronic posted total sales of EUR 255.3 million from July through September 2011. Siltronic’s EBITDA, improved in the third quarter to EUR 33.6 million, rising 6 percent (Q3 2010: €31.6 million).