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WACKER Ends Q3 2021 With Strong Sales And Earnings Growth Wacker Chemie AG's Figures for Q3 2021 ( unaudited ) ■ GROUP SALES FOR Q3 2021 REACH € 1.66 BILLION , UP 40 PERCENT YEAR OVER YEAR ■ EBITDA MORE THAN DOUBLES YEAR OVER YEAR TO € 434 MILLION AMID SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER VOLUMES AND IMPROVED PRICES ■ NET INCOME FOR Q3 AMOUNTS TO € 249 MILLION ■ AT € 426 MILLION , NET CASH FLOW IS UP 44 PERCENT YEAR OVER YEAR ■ FULL - YEAR FORECAST FOR 2021 CONFIRMED : WACKER EXPECTS GROUP SALES OF AROUND € 6 BILLION AND EBITDA OF BETWEEN € 1.2 BILLION AND € 1.4 BILLION Munich , Oct 28 , 2021 Wacker Chemie AG ended Q3 2021 with strong growth in sales and earnings thanks to continued high customer demand across all business divisions . Group sales totaled € 1,658.6 million from July through September . That is 40 percent more than a year earlier ( € 1,183.1 million ) and 11 percent higher versus the preceding quarter ( € 1,501.0 million ) . Whereas the coronavirus pandemic still had a negative economic impact on WACKER's business in Q3 2020 , volumes grew significantly in all of the company's key customer industries in the reporting quarter . Positive product - mix effects , higher prices – especially for solar - grade polysilicon - and exchange - rate effects also lifted sales . In the first nine months of the year , Group sales came in at € 4,519.2 million ( 9M 2020 : € 3,453.0 million ) , up 31 percent year over year .