make the move to vae dispersions - Wacker Chemie

LATIN AMERICA I AdhESIvES I PROdUCT OvERvIEW
MAkE ThE MOvE
TO vAE dISPERSIONS
The technology of choice for waterborne adhesives
CREATING TOMORROW’S SOLUTIONS

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OPPORTUNITIES fOR GROWTh
IN YOUR MARkET
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PUT YOUR TRUST IN A PERfECT
COMBINATION Of EXPERIENCE ANd
INNOvATION
WACKER is one of the world’s leading
suppliers of high-quality binders and
polymer additives. WACKER scientists
have been working with polymeric
binders since the 1950s, and with highperformance
vinyl acetate/ethylene
(VAE) copolymer dispersions since
the mid-1960s. Now, WACKER is the
market and technology leader in VAE
dispersions with world class production
sites in the Americas, Europe and
Asia.
WACKER, VINNAPAS ® and VINNOL ® are registered
trademarks of Wacker Chemie AG.
The future belongs to environmentally
friendly systems. WACKER supplies you
with an important component of such
systems: a product range that includes
low-VOC, FDA-compliant and non-APEO
surfactant stabilized binders, but still
offers full performance and in many
cases cost advantages.
Your Innovative Boost
We complement our production and
market experience with our tradition as
a hands-on innovation partner to our
customers throughout the world. That
makes WACKER one of the most research-intensive
chemical companies
in the world, maintaining its own research
department to secure an innovative lead
for WACKER and its customers.
Your Market Lead
Complementing our research, our technical
centers provide support for customers
worldwide. The technical centers are
locally based, globally networked, cuttingedge
laboratories, which will assist you in
your specific applications, modify products
to your specifications, test different
systems or analyze new formulations.
Your Competitive Advantage
The in-depth product know-how that
we have gained, together with our long
experience in manufacturing and marketing,
has resulted in a portfolio that is as
mature as it is innovative. Most recent
developments are oriented to tomorrow’s
demands. They meet requirements for
sustainability and environmental compatibility
while offering optimum cost/benefit.
And, of course, they perform the most
important function: optimizing the properties
of your products to give them a
competitive edge.
Your Partners
High solids adhesives, solvent- and
plasticizer-free binders, low-formaldehyde
products – there are many applications
where the future sets us new challenges.
We want to overcome these challenges
together with you. Just contact us!
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fOR AdhESIvES ThAT
COMBINE EffICIENCY
ANd PERfORMANCE
High-performance products with low
environmental impact. Many of our
VINNAPAS ® and VINNOL ® dispersions
for the adhesives market are characterized
as water-based, solvent-free,
plasticizer-free, low-formaldehyde and
low-VOC products that offer excellent
opportunities for growth. With their superior
performance and cost advantages,
these dispersions offer alternatives
to many other technologies.
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WACKER’s product line includes vinyl
acetate/ethylene (VAE) copolymer dispersions
and polyvinyl acetate (PVAc) water
resistant homopolymer dispersions.
VAEs function as high-quality binders,
providing adhesion and cohesion, hydrolytic
stability, thermal stability, high
degrees of wet tack, fast setting speeds,
high solids content and excellent resistance
to plasticizers. VAEs boast an
exceptional range of properties, allowing
them to bond a wide range of different
substrates, to have a broad formulation
latitude and be applied via a host of
high-speed application methods. In over
70 years of development and production
of polymer dispersions, we have gathered
extensive experience and expertise,
which is reflected in our unique product
portfolio.
VINNAPAS ® and VINNOL ® dispersions
are particularly suitable for formulating
very low-emission dispersion adhesives,
and are therefore highly valued for bonding
coated paperboard, PVC, rubber,
linoleum, polyolefin, cork and textile
coverings used in a wide range of applications
including:
• Automotive
• Bookbinding
• Case and carton packaging
• Cigarette manufacturing
• Cups and tube winding
• Envelope manufacturing
• EPI adhesives
• Flooring
• Foil and film laminating
• Furniture laminating
• Glass and cellulose insulation
• Glass and plastic bottle labeling
• Membrane pressing
• Multiwall and specialty bags
• PVC laminating
• Underlayments
• Vacuum forming
• Wood adhesives

VINNAPAS ® and VINNOL ® dispersions
are impressive for their excellent quality
and can be protected with colloid systems,
surfactant systems, or a combina-
tion of both. The most common colloid
system used in adhesive applications is
polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH). PVOH is a large
molecule that is water soluble. It will
therefore contribute a high degree of wet
tack to a dispersion that is not possible
with surfactant protection.
VAE dispersions protected with partially
hydrolyzed PVOH can be readily machine
applied and are non-spattering. They display
fast setting, have good flow and are
easy to clean up. Surfactant-protected
systems are much more thixotropic than
PVOH-stabilized dispersions and become
thinner under high shear conditions.
Advantages of surfactant-protected dispersions
include lower heat-seal temperature,
better adhesion to plastics, clearer
films, higher water resistance and good
sprayability.
In some cases, our dispersions are
polymerized with a combination of protective
colloids and surfactants to achieve
the best combination of performance
attributes. VINNAPAS ® and VINNOL ®
dispersions offer a wide range of products
so that compounders can formulate or
blend an adhesive product that will exhibit
the best performance balance for their
end customer’s adhesive application.
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dISPERSIONS
fOR ThE AdhESIvES INdUSTRY
PROdUCT OvERvIEW
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Dispersion properties
Tradename Grade Solids content
(residue after
drying) [%]
Specification data 1 Typical general characteristics
Viscosity
Brookfield
[mPa.s] 2
pH Glass transition
temperature
Tg (DSC)
(approx.) [°C]
Stabilization
system
Polymer
functionality
VINNAPAS ® vinyl acetate/ethylene copolymer dispersions – polyvinyl alcohol protected grades
VINNAPAS ® 323 55 ± 1 1,300 – 2,300 5.0 – 6.0 23 PVOH
VINNAPAS ® EPN 865 56 ± 1 1,000 – 4,000 4.0 – 5.0 20 PVOH Acrylamide
VINNAPAS ® 315 55 ± 1 1,800 – 2,700 4.0 – 5.0 17 PVOH
VINNAPAS ® EP 441 55 ± 1 4,000 4.0 – 5.0 5 PVOH
VINNAPAS ® 460 63 ± 1 200 – 800 6.0 – 7.5 5 PVOH/Nonionic
VINNAPAS ® EP 17 60 ± 1 2,800 – 4,800 4.0 – 5.0 3 PVOH
VINNAPAS ® EP 11 50 ± 1 4,000 – 6,000 4.0 – 5.0 3 PVOH
VINNAPAS ® EP 1400 48.5 ± 2 1,700 – 2,300 4.0 – 5.2 0 PVOH
VINNAPAS ® 400 55 ± 1 1,800 – 2,700 4.0 – 5.0 0 PVOH
VINNAPAS ® 400 H 55 ± 1 3,100 – 4,400 4.0 – 5.5 0 PVOH
VINNAPAS ® 426 63 ± 1 1,000 – 1,800 4.3 – 5.3 0 PVOH/Nonionic Carboxylic acid
VINNAPAS ® 7200 72.5 ± 0.5 1,500 – 3,000 4.5 – 5.5 0 PVOH/Nonionic
VINNAPAS ® 465 67 ± 1 800 – 1300 4.5 – 5.5 -5 PVOH/Nonionic
VINNAPAS ® 401 55 ± 1 1,300 – 2,200 5.0 – 6.5 -15 PVOH
VINNAPAS ® 920 55 ± 1 800 – 2000 4.2 – 5.2 -20 PVOH/Nonionic Carboxylic acid
VINNAPAS ® vinyl acetate polymer dispersions – polyvinyl alcohol protected grades
VINNAPAS ® DPN 15 52 ± 1 12,000 – 18,000 2.5 - 3.5 28 PVOH Acrylamide
VINNAPAS ® DPN 16 52 ± 2 10,000 – 14,000 2.5 - 3.5 28 PVOH Acrylamide
VINNAPAS ® DPN 17 48 ± 1 9,000 – 13,000 2.5 - 3.5 28 PVOH Acrylamide
VINNAPAS ® DPN 47 50 ± 2 14,000 – 22,000 4.5 - 5.5 19 PVOH Acrylamide
VINNAPAS ® DPX 271 45 ± 1 7,000 – 11,000 5.0 - 6.0 30 PVOH Acrylamide
1 These figures are only intended as a guide and should not be used in preparing specifications.
2 PVOH grades Brookfield RVF#3 at 20rpm Surfactant grades Brookfield LVF#3 at 60rpm

Performance attributes
Grade Wet tack Setting speed Thickening
response
Cohesion &
heat resistance
Water
resistance
Shear thinning
rheology
VINNAPAS ® vinyl acetate/ethylene dispersions – polyvinyl alcohol protected grades
323
EPN 865
315
EP 441
460
EP 17
EP 11
EP 1400
400
400 H
426
7200
465
401
920
VINNAPAS ® vinyl acetate/ethylene dispersions – polyvinyl alcohol protected grades
DPN 15
DPN 16
DPN 17
DPN 47
DPX 271
••• excellent
•• high
• medium
Adhesion &
Flow/wetting
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Applications
Grade Paperboard &
corrugated
Coated cartonboard Wood & wood
products
PVC Polymeric films Metallized films & foils
VINNAPAS ® vinyl acetate/ethylene dispersions – polyvinyl alcohol protected grades
323
EPN 865
315
EP 441
460
EP 17
EP 11
EP 1400
400
400 H
426
7200
465
401
920
VINNAPAS ® vinyl acetate/ethylene dispersions – polyvinyl alcohol protected grades
DPN 15
DPN 16
DPN 17
DPN 47
DPX 271
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dISPERSIONS
fOR ThE AdhESIvES INdUSTRY
PROdUCT OvERvIEW
Dispersion properties
Tradename Grade Solids content
(residue after
drying) [%]
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Specification data 1 Typical general characteristics
Viscosity
Brookfield
[mPa.s] 2
pH Glass transition
temperature
Tg (DSC)
(approx.) [°C]
Stabilization
system
Polymer
functionality
VINNAPAS ® vinyl acetate/ethylene copolymer dispersions – surfactant protected grades
VINNAPAS ® EF 539 55 ± 1 150 – 650 4.0 – 5.0 12 Anionic
VINNAPAS ® EF 570 55 ± 1 100 – 650 4.0 – 5.0 11 Anionic
VINNAPAS ® 192 52 ± 1 50 – 400 4.5 – 6.0 10 Anionic Acrylamide
VINNAPAS ® 405 55 ± 1 300 – 800 5.0 – 6.0 7 Nonionic
VINNAPAS ® 410 55 ± 1 250 – 900 4.7 – 5.7 4 Cellulosic/Nonionic
VINNAPAS ® EN 421 52 ± 0.5 300 – 800 5.3 – 6.3 0 Anionic Acrylamide
VINNAPAS ® 420 52 ± 1 50 – 450 4.5 – 5.5 -15 Anionic Acrylamide
VINNAPAS ® EAF 68 60 ± 3 8,000 –2,500 4.0 – 5.0 -35 Anionic
VINNOL ® ethylene/vinyl chloride copolymer dispersions – surfactant protected grades
VINNOL ® 4530 50 ± 1 25 – 500 3 7.0 – 9.0 29 Anionic Amide
VINNOL ® 4514 50 ± 1 25 – 150 3 7.0 – 9.0 12 Anionic Amide
VINNOL ® 4500 50 ± 1 25 – 150 3 7.0 – 9.0 3 Anionic Amide
VINNOL ® vinyl acetate/ethylene/vinyl chloride terpolymer dispersion – surfactant protected grade
VINNOL ® 430 53 ± 1 100 – 500 3 5.0 – 6.5 0 Anionic/Nonionic Amide
1 These figures are only intended as a guide and should not be used in preparing specifications.
2 PVOH grades Brookfield RVF#3 at 20rpm Surfactant grades Brookfield LVF#3 at 60rpm
3 Brookfield LVF#2 at 60rpm

Performance attributes
Grade Wet tack Setting speed Thickening
response
Cohesion &
heat resistance
Water
resistance
Shear thinning
rheology
VINNAPAS ® vinyl acetate/ethylene copolymer dispersions – surfactant protected grades
EF 539
EF 570
192
405
410
EN 421
420
EAF 68
VINNOL ® ethylene/vinyl chloride copolymer dispersions – surfactant protected grades
4530
4514
4500
VINNOL ® vinyl acetate/ethylene/vinyl chloride terpolymer dispersion – surfactant protected grades
430
••• excellent
•• high
• medium
Adhesion &
flow/wetting
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Applications
Grade Paperboard &
corrugated
Coated cartonboard Wood & wood
products
PVC Polymeric films Metallized films & foils
VINNAPAS ® vinyl acetate/ethylene copolymer dispersions – surfactant protected grades
EF 539
EF 570
192
405
410
EN 421
420
EAF 68
VINNOL ® ethylene/vinyl chloride copolymer dispersions – surfactant protected grades
4530
4514
4500
VINNOL ® vinyl acetate/ethylene/vinyl chloride terpolymer dispersion – surfactant protected grades
430
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YOUR GLOBAL PARTNER fOR
LOCAL SOLUTIONS
WACKER offers you a local presence
worldwide. You have at your disposal,
across five continents, the knowledge
of local experts, who are in turn supported
by a global network. You’ll gain
advantages such as our unique expertise
acquired in a broad spectrum of
applications and markets during over
70 years of experience.
Reliable Deliveries and Customer
Proximity
We have our own production sites in
the Americas, Europe and Asia, which
reduce transit times and ensure continuity
of supply while maintaining consistently
high quality.
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Standard-Specific Tests
Specialists from our technical centers
support you in optimizing existing formulations
and developing new products.
Your Partner for Innovations
WACKER is active on standardization
committees worldwide, collaborating
closely with universities and regularly
partnering with research institutes to
develop projects. That makes us especially
qualified to be a partner for innovations
– which we will gladly initiate and
see through to completion with you.
Just contact us!

EXPERTISE AND SERVICE NETWORK
ON FIVE CONTINENTS
WACKER is one of the world’s leading
and most research-intensive chemical
companies. In 2009, its sales totaled
€3.7 billion. Products range from silicones,
binders and polymeric additives
for diverse industrial sectors to bioengineered
pharmaceutical actives and hyperpure
silicon for semiconductor and solar
applications. As a technology leader
focusing on sustainability, WACKER
promotes products and ideas that offer
high value-added potential to ensure
that current and future generations enjoy
a better quality of life based on energy
effi ciency and protection of the climate
and environment.
All figures are for 2009.
Spanning the globe via fi ve business
divisions, 26 production sites and over
100 subsidiaries and sales offi ces, we
have established a presence in all key
economic regions and growth markets.
With a workforce some 15,600 strong,
WACKER sees itself as a reliable innovation
partner that develops trailblazing
solutions for, and in collaboration with,
its customers. WACKER also helps them
boost their own success. Our technical
centers employ local specialists, who
assist customers worldwide in the development
of products tailored to regional
demands, supporting them during every
stage of their complex production pro-
• Sales and production sites, plus 20 technical
centers, ensure our local service presence
worldwide.
cesses, if required. WACKER e-solutions
are online services provided via our
customer portal and as integrated
process solutions. Our customers and
business partners thus benefi t from
comprehensive information and reliable
service to enable projects and orders to
be handled fast, reliably and highly
effi ciently.
Visit us anywhere, anytime around the
world at: www.wacker.com
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06612-060 Jandira – São Paulo
Brazil
Tel. +55 11 4789-8300
Fax +55 11 4789-8356
info.brazil@wacker.com
www.wacker.com/adhesives
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14210 Mexico, D.F. Mexico
Tel. +52 55 5449-6860
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info.mexico@wacker.com
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