--Press Briefing Highlights Wacker's 50 Years of Automotive Innovations, Future of Silicones In the Automotive Industry

WHAT:   The Wacker Automotive Press Briefing will highlight Wacker's
        current automotive technology innovations, which helps OEMs to
        reduce engine noise, enhance safety features and make the car 
        more attractive to consumers.

        At the Press Briefing, WACKER and GM will preview newly 
        applied technology in advance of Global Powertrain Congress 
        2003, held Sept. 23 to 25, also at the Ann Arbor Crowne Plaza.

WHO:

   --   Executives from each of Wacker's critical automotive product
        lines will present brief overviews of key solutions for the
        automotive industry, as well as market overviews and future
        trends and enhancements.

    --  Featured Speaker: Wacker CEO Dirk Funke, who will discuss the
        impact of silicones in the automobile

    --  Keynote Address: Chevrolet Special Vehicles Manager Hershel
        Hicks, who will offer his insight on automotive color design.

WHEN:   Monday, Sept. 22
        Noon Lunch (optional)
        1 p.m. Executive presentations
        4 p.m. Reception/hors d'oeuvres

WHERE:  Ann Arbor Crowne Plaza Hotel
        610 Hilton Blvd. (I-94 and State St.)
        Ann Arbor, Michigan

ABOUT Wacker

Adrian, Mich.-based Wacker Chemical Corporation is the North America-based headquarters for WACKER SILICONES and WACKER CERAMICS business divisions of Wacker-Chemie, GmbH, Munich, Germany. WACKER has 24 production sites worldwide and a global sales network of more than 100 subsidiaries and sales offices. The company has been supplying critical innovation to the automotive industry for more than 50 years.