Construction Product Offerings for the Indian Market - Wacker Chemie

ConstruCtion i Polymer Powders
Creating tomorrow’s solutions
VinnaPas ® ProduCt offerings
india

Building tHe future
Ever since man crept out of the caves
and started to construct buildings he
has been using mortar in some shape
or form. The first break through came
in the 20th century with the use
of liquid bonding agents and the
second more than 50 years ago with
the development by WACKER of dry
polymer binders – the dispersible
powders. VINNAPAS ® polymer
powders were pioneer products in the
area of drymix mortar technology.
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VINNAPAS ® revolutionized the world of
construction by introducing products
that had previously been unthinkable,
products with high mechanical strength
and excellent adhesive power.
VINNAPAS ® polymer powders are
found in five major fields of application:
tile adhesives and self-leveling compounds,
exterior insulation and finish
systems (EIFS), plasters/renders and
water proofing membranes such as
sealing slurries.
As well as having superior intrinsic
properties, VINNAPAS ® polymer powders
are so designed to be formulated
in highly sophisticated construction
products.
Further challenges are also on the
horizon: environmental compatibility,
healthy living, living closer together and
aesthetics – these are all aspects of
construction that we continue to work
on ensuring that we maintain our usual
high standards.

VinnaPas ® is a registered trademark of wacker Chemie ag.
Quality First 4
Services 6
Polymer Powders 8
Environment 10
Constructive Solutions 26
Where to find us 27
POLYMER POWDERS 12
Tile Adhesives 16
Tile Grouts 19
Renders/Plasters 20
Skim Coats 23
Water Proofing Membranes 24
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inimitaBly ProfitaBle:
original waCKer Quality.
In the construction business, quality is
more than a simple classification: it
can be a potent instrument to raise
cost effectiveness. Through reduced
material consumption, less labor
costs, a higher building value or the
saving of future expenses like costs of
maintenance or energy. In order to
make these opportunities available to
our customers we have perfected
quality in different dimensions, making
„Original WACKER quality“ a synonym
for economically optimal solutions.
Quality of Production
for Perfect Processability
Our production follows worldwide the
same quality standards and procedures.
This results in high product quality,
ensuring smooth and economic processing
on your side. Plus we are one of the
very few chemical corporations to produce
both silicone and polymer products
via two fully integrated technology platforms.
This spectrum allows for individual
customized solutions reverting to anorganic,
organic and hybrid chemistry while
the high backward integration increases
your supply security.
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Quality of Service
for Individual Success
To attend to your specific needs, we
are where you are. With local experts
combining both: local knowledge and
global WACKER expertise. Our fully
equipped Technical Center in Mumbai will
support your market success, testing, for
example, the workability and properties
of our products in your specific formulations.
Your production process can be a
topic for cooperation, too: If needed we
will work together on improvements,
drawing on our long experience around
the globe. Even delivery forms and logistic
services can be adapted to suit your
needs. At the Technical Center you will
also find the WACKER ACADEMY where
you can attend seminars and network on
todays and tomorrow’s industry requirements
in a unique combination of theory
and practice. What you learn in the
morning seminar can be put into practice
in the afternoon.
Quality of Research
for Competitive Edge
Compared to industry partners,
WACKER is one of the world’s most
research intensive companies. At present
we have filed 4,355 patent applications
and millions of people around the world
enjoy our innovations. As a client you are
first to profit from our research results.
Together with you, our local experts will
develop new market products, testing
and optimizing them in professionally
equipped Technical Centers.
Quality of Growth
for Longterm Partnerships
WACKER is a family owned company.
We operate on long term perspectives
and are very interested in a long term
partnership with you. We act fair and
responsible regarding the environment,
the safety of our employees and the
impact of our products. You can count
on our commitment to see you succeed.
To fully profit from our products
and expertise watch out for the
„Original WACKER Quality“ emblem.

PeoPle, ProduCts, and serViCes
tHat HelP your ideas grow
The reason WACKER POLYMERS
leads the world in polymer binders for
the construction industry is simple –
we’re hands on. Whether it’s in our
laboratory or our customers' laboratory,
we are determined to deliver the
best in product design and customer
service around the world.
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Our door is always open
The closer we are to you, the better we
can support you. That is why we have
over 100 sales offices around the world
with native-speaking experts and stateof-the-art
technical centers. In our fully
equipped laboratories, we test your
products for the local market, developing
the optimum formulation.
Our applications specialists will test
the properties of your products by
determing for example the adhesive and
compressive strength, the workability or
the long-term stability.
Together we can develop new products
and applications to answer the trends
of the global and regional construction
market.
3 locations. One standard
In order that you can make full use of
VINNAPAS ® , we will also support you
with your logistics, storage and handling
of our products. Professional quality
management and over 90 years'
production experience ensure uniform
quality at our production locations
around the world (Burghausen, Calvert
City and Nanjing). We are a reliable
supplier, delivering the products for your
specific needs on schedule, and we only
work with the best shipping companies.
Hands-on training
The WACKER ACADEMY offers a unique
opportunity to translate the fundamentals
directly into practical experiments, thus
linking theory and practice.
It gives experts the chance to meet and
exchange notes, paving the way for new
ideas.
It builds bridges between continents:
we learn from our various sites how
know-how is applied in other countries,
cultures and markets.
And finally, it provides a gateway to
interdisciplinary activities through which
industries and specialist areas from
different strands of chemistry can
provide mutual inspiration.
You’ll find the seminar program online
at: www.wacker.com/wacker-academy
Wacker Chemie India Pvt. Ltd.
Wacker House, CTS No. 521,
Village Pahadi, Sonawala Cross Road,
Off I.B. Patel Road,
Opp. Mistry Industrial Estate
Goregaon (E)
Mumbai-400 063, India
Mumbai Technical Center
Tel. +91 22 42365-500
Fax +91 22 42365-570
info.india@wacker.com
Mumbai
Tel. +91 22 42365-506
wacker-academy.india@wacker.com
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tHe addition of teCHnology
The invention of polymer powder
binders by WACKER in 1957 brought
about a a revolution in building
practices.
For the first time dry mixes could
be delivered directly to the site with
only the addition of water needed.
This significantly reduced mixing errors
and increased productivity.
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VINNAPAS ® Polymer powders are
important because they confer a number
of additional properties on the cement
that it did not previously possess,
these include:
– Excellent adhesion to a wide range
of substrates: The degree of
adhesion being determined by the
type and amount of polymer.
– Improved flexibility: The long-term
durability and functionality of many
systems depend crucially on their
flexibility (or deformability).
– Simple and safe application: No
mixing errors and ease of application
even under a wide range of climatic
conditions.
– High quality mortar with a consistent
composition: ensures abrasion
resistance, ease of use and product
warranty.
– Improved productivity on site:
Fast drying mortars, thin-layer
techniques lower material consumption
and allow for rapid application.

Picking the right product
VINNAPAS ® binders offer the broadest
product portfolio in the market for
formulating high-quality building materials
with precisely defined technical properties.
They enable the formulation of
dry-mix mortars.
All products help to optimize adhesion
and flexibility, the individual product
classes offer additional properties,
such as neutral effect on rheology,
hydrophobicity, thixotropy, improved
leveling, and a superplasticizing effect.
VINNAPAS ® is very versatile and can
also be found as a liquid binder which
is used in applications such as:
Architectural and Industrial coatings,
Adhesives, Engineered Fabrics and
Construction. If you have any questions
about possible applications please
ask our experts.
You will find further information at
www.wacker.com/vinnapas
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gloBal networK
means gloBal resPonsiBility
our mission
WACKER is a globally active company
that manufactures and sells chemical
products, and engages in intensive scientific
research. We are fully committed
to sustainable development, a principle
that is an integral part of our business
thinking and practices. We structure our
activities according to 8 Eco-Modules,
which cover subjects from manufacturing
efficiency to toxicity, which we will use as
indicators to create less of an overall
environmental footprint.
And when it comes to environmental
protection we believe prevention is
always better than cure which is why at
WACKER we focus more on prevention
than remedial measures. This process
begins as early as product development
and plant planning stages. It also means
that in accordance with the Responsible
Care ® initiative, measures often go
beyond what is legally required. We’re
continually working on reducing energy
consumption and conserving resources
and keep the public informed via our
annual community meetings at our
Nünchritz site and the Burghausen site’s
yearly environmental reports.
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sustainaBle
deVeloPment
When we develop new products or
optimize existing products we are always
thinking about their environmental impact
now and in the future. Green building
is a topic that is on everyone’s lips
and we are constantly working on more
sustainable products.
And our commitment doesn't just
stop with our products – we recently
developed a PE bag for our polymer
powders that contains 40% less PE.
smaller footPrint
Many of our products help to reduce the
carbon footprint along the life cycle of
construction products. By suppling
VINNAPAS ® polymer powders for exterior
insulation and finish systems (EIFS)
we help lower end-user heating costs,
while cutting greenhouse-gas emissions.
EIFS can reduce heating energy costs by
60% and cut the energy lost by
air-conditioners by as much as 72%.
We ourselves managed to reduce
the specific energy consumption in
Burghausen by ~40% in the past 10 years
and we will continue to pursue a target
of increasing energy efficiency by 5% in
all our factories worldwide.

standard and Plus ProduCts
for your formulations
As a technology leader, WACKER
have a very wide range of high
performance products in their
portfolio. All of these products have
been specifically designed to fulfil
our standard offering
By using VINNAPAS ® Standard polymer
powders you can easily reach the
existing European application norms
such as C1/D1 for tile adhesives.
our Plus offering
VINNAPAS ® Plus polymer powders
provide you with unique solutions. Their
specific properties allow them to be used
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your individual needs.
To ensure that you find the right
polymer binder in the shortest
amount of time possible we have
divided the VINNAPAS ® portfolio
We are constantly working on novel
innovative product solutions with the
best price-performance ratio in the
market.
VINNAPAS ® N-Class – Neutral effect on rheology
They provide a high degree of formulation freedom and are ideal for various applications.
in a wide variety of special conditions
and requirements and ensure you remain
competitive in your market. Naturally,
VINNAPAS ® E-Class – Enhanced properties
These products have enhanced properties in a number of applications and improve essential characteristics.
They ensure improved workability, increased adhesion and water resistance, to name just a few.
into Standard and Plus products.
Each product is named according to
its specific characteristics which
means you’ll quickly find exactly the
right product for your application.
In this respect, the VINNAPAS ® Standard
products are known as being the
benchmark in the market.
special usage requires special service,
and we have tailor-made services to help
you make the most of these products.
VINNAPAS ® H-Class – Hydrophobic excellence
These products have remarkable hydrophobic properties making them ideal for all types of plasters and tile grouts as well as for EIFS
(exterior insulation and finish systems).
VINNAPAS ® T-Class – Thixotropic expertise
These products are used in thixotropic tile adhesives and in troweling compounds.
VINNAPAS ® L-Class – Leveling optimization
These products create smooth surfaces by displaying excellent leveling properties. They are therefore ideal for self-leveling compounds.
VINNAPAS ® F-Class – Flow superiority
These products provide excellent flow properties without adding any additional synthetic superplasticizers or casein.
They are ideally suited to all applications requiring fast processing with a 2-in-1 solution.

How to find the right product
As you have seen we have divided our
polymer powders into differing product
classes depending on their properties.
In addition we have given them a 4-digit
number so you will know what their base
Polymer is and how flexible they are. The
first two digits denote the polymer base
and the second two its flexibility.
If we take VINNAPAS ® 5044N as an
example it breaks down as follows:
Its polymer base from the table to
the right shows it is VAc-E and from
the flexibility table we can see that it
is elastic.
The example shown is representing
the namingsystem of all our VINNAPAS ®
products.
Trademark + 4-digit number + Product Class
VINNAPAS ®
Digits 1+2:
polymer base
Digits 3+4:
flexibility
Polymer Base Flexibility
10 – 14: VAc 00 – 09: Very hard
15 – 19: A 10 – 19: Hard
20 – 24: S-A 20 – 29: Medium
30 – 34: VC-E 30 – 39: Flexible
40 – 44: VAc-E 40 – 49: Elastic
45 – 49: VAc-E 50 – 59: Highly elastic
50 – 54: VAc-E
55 – 59: VAc-E
60 – 64: VAc-other
70 – 74: VAc-E-other
80 – 84: VC-E-other
A = acrylate, E = ethylene, S = styrene, VAc = vinyl acetate, VC = vinyl chloride
N, E, H, T, L, F
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tHe Power of Powder
Speed and reliability are important
factors when architects and building
contractors are choosing building
materials. A product should also be
easy to use – facilitating the work at
the job site.
When WACKER invented the polymer
binder in the form of a powder in 1957,
it became possible for the first time
to use a one-pack cement system. A
dry mortar is modified with VINNAPAS ®
dispersible polymer powder in the
factory, and only needs to be mixed with
water on site. The result is a high-quality
polymer-modified cement mortar with
clearly defined properties.
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Factory-premixed mortars can be
produced with the correct proportions of
cement, fillers, additives and VINNAPAS ®
dispersible polymer powders. This eliminates
serious construction-site mixing
errors.
VINNAPAS ® dispersible polymer
powders ensure good adhesion,
even to smooth, non-porous surfaces.
Dry-mix mortars modified with
VINNAPAS ® polymer powders have
various advantages:
– Easy to transport and store
– The packaging is easy to dispose of
– Not at risk from bacterial growth
– Easy to use at the construction site
– Only water needs to be added
On the opposite page you can see
the different applications in which our
polymer powders are used and on
which page you can find the relevant
information.

Tile Adhesives
Page 16
Renders / Plasters
Page 20
Tile Grouts
Page 19
Skim Coats
Page 23
Water Proofing
Membranes
Page 24
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tile adHesiVes –
stiCK witH tHe Best
Tiles come in lots of different shapes
and sizes. They can be heavy or light,
porous or non- porous. VINNAPAS ®
polymer powders will ensure tiles
adhere to differing substrates in a
wide range of conditions.
Regardless of the type of tile being
used, the weakest point is the bond
between the tile and the substrate.
VINNAPAS ® N polymer powders
eliminate this weakness by significantly
VINNAPAS ® Plus polymer powders are
often used with porcelain tiles and on
substrates that are subject to a certain
degree of shrinkage and deformation
movement. VINNAPAS ® Plus polymer
powders are so designed that if you have
a special problem with tiles we are more
than likely to have a special solution for
you.
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Our polymers give you a long open
time and adjustment time even at high
ambient temperatures.
VinnaPas ® standard ProduCts
VinnaPas ® Plus ProduCts
improving the bonding strength of the
adhesive between both the substrate
and the tile. They improve the workability
as they deliver long open and correction
times. VINNAPAS ® polymer powder also
improves the quality of the hardened tile
One example is the use of VINNAPAS ®
Plus polymer powders in the formulation
of highly non-slump tile adhesives which
enable large wall tiles to be laid without
slipping.
High internal cohesive strength can
also be maintained over long periods
in extreme conditions such as freeze /
thaw or wet /dry environments.
adhesive and therefore the durability
of the adhesive bond. Most importantly,
though, a VINNAPAS ® customer
representative will always be available
for advice and premier service.
In addition parquet adhesives formulated
with VINNAPAS ® products are very easy
to process and stand out due to their
very good adhesive properties.

tile grouts –
remain fleXiBle
Tile grouts serve a dual purpose.
They can enhance the visual appeal
of the tiling and they can increase
its durability. Since today's trend
is toward colored grouts in various
designs, it has become more important
to help them to stay clean and
VinnaPas ® standard ProduCts
Tiles are often subjected to different
types of stress, from changes in
temperature to vibrations and shrinkage
of construction materials.
VinnaPas ® Plus ProduCts
VINNAPAS ® Plus polymer powder
formulations improve adhesion,
cohesion, abrasion resistance and
flexibility as well as enhancing water
repellency.
retain their bright color. The addition
of VINNAPAS ® polymer powders to
tile grout mortars makes them more
flexible and malleable.
VINNAPAS ® dispersible polymer
powders reduce these stresses by
optimizing adhesion to tile edges,
increase deformability and improve
abrasion resistance.
They reduce water absorption and
protect against dirt, discoloration and
efflorescence.
Adhesion to tile edges is also greatly
improved and shrinkage is reduced,
protecting the substrate against
penetration of water.
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D

enders/Plasters –
a great finisH starts Here
As the external finish or skin of a
building, exterior plasters perform two
different functions. They have to look
good and at the same time they must
protect the substrate against weathering
and moisture without sealing it –
in effect allowing it to breath.
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VinnaPas ® Plus ProduCts
External plasters need to have good
adhesion to the substrate while
remaining flexible so as to prevent
cracking. They have to have
good water repellent properties and
at the same time good drying
characteristics.
VinnaPas ® standard ProduCts
VINNAPAS ® polymer powders are only
added to plasters in small amounts
but perform important functions. They
improve adhesion, enabling attachment
Nothing damages a building more than
water. Renders/Plasters containing
VINNAPAS ® Plus polymer powders
are therefore the key to preventing
weathering damage, as well as dirt
Also Recommended
If you are looking for VINNAPAS ®
Standard and VINNAPAS ® Plus products
for ETICS (exterior thermal insulation
to smooth or non-absorbent substrates.
They allow plasters to be applied in very
thin and more economical layers.
pick-up on exterior plaster. Their strong
hydrophobic effect e.g. reduces capillary
water absorption greatly without altering
the system's water vapor permeability.
components systems) and for insulation
renders/plasters please see:
www.wacker.com/construction
VINNAPAS ® Plus polymer powders also
show excellent workability combined
with good adhesion and flexibility and
low stickiness.

sKim Coats –
first imPressions Count
You only get one chance to make a
first impression, so the exterior or
interior walls and ceilings of a building
are important in creating a good
impression.
Skim coats have been used in Asia to
create beautiful interior surfaces and
facades for over 30 years.
VinnaPas ® standard ProduCts
To retain their esthetic appeal skim coats
must satisfy many demanding physical
and technical requirements. VINNAPAS ®
polymer powders allow you to formulate
skim coats that: provide a smooth
surface for paints and wall papers, have
VinnaPas ® Plus ProduCts
Protecting facades is essential to
improving the longevity of a building.
Unsealed facades absorb moisture,
dirt and harmful substances, this leads
to the flaking off of paint.
Their popularity has been significantly
increased due to the addition of
VINNAPAS ® polymer powders. Skim
coats modified with VINNAPAS ® can
be applied to concrete, lightweight
concrete, blockwork, rendered surfaces
and surfaces of thermal insulation
systems.
excellent adhesion to any substrate,
enable high flexibility whilst maintaining
high mechanical stability, increase
weathering resistance and therefore
durability of facades.
Skim coats modified with VINNAPAS ®
Plus polymer powders with hydrophobic
properties prevent moisture and dirt
particles from penetrating the surface
of the facades. They also show improved
abrasion resistance.
Skim Coats from 1 to 6mm are applied
to substrates that are clean and free
of loose particles. VINNAPAS ® polymer
powders enhance the workability
of skim coats and bestow excellent
elasticity, this is essential in new
buildings, where some movement is
still to be expected.
VINNAPAS ® polymer powders also offer
a high degree of formulation freedom
and are suitable for both indoor and
outdoor skim coats.
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water Proofing memBranes –
go witH tHe flow
Water proofing membranes based
on VINNAPAS ® polymer powders not
only keep water out but also keep it
in – whether these are water pipes
that need sealing or buildings that
need lasting protection against damage.
Not only that: these membranes,
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VinnaPas ® standard ProduCts
With VINNAPAS ® polymer powders,
you can do more than produce water
repellent water proofing membranes.
VinnaPas ® Plus ProduCts
Cracks are not the problem they used
to be when you use highly elastic water
proofing membranes modified with
VINNAPAS ® Plus powders.
applied for example as sealing
slurries, also prevent dissolved salts,
such as chlorides and sulphates, from
penetrating into masonry.
VINNAPAS ® polymer powders can
also modify water proofing membranes
so that they keep out water
The applications range from water proofing
basement walls and foundations to
sewer pipes and swimming pools. It only
They accommodate small movements
in the substrate which means the
elastic coating will not leak even if a
component were to move
under pressure, are water vapor
permeable, bridge cracks and
adhere excellently to many different
substrates.
They are thus superior in many
ways to traditional solutions such as
cement-only and bitumen seals.
takes a layer a few millimeters thick to
provide long-lasting protection against
water damage.
(for example, due to temperature
fluctuations). The same applies to small
cracks that form due to shrinkage or
substrate setting.

ConstruCtiVe
solutions
From Innovation to Vision – WACKER
offers the construction industry a
comprehensive and technologically
sophisticated product range around the
globe. Our silicones, silanes, binders
and polymeric additives open the way
to many pioneering construction
applications.
Today’s megatrends are energy
efficiency, resource conservation,
economic efficiency and sustainability.
To meet these global challenges, the
construction industry needs pioneering
innovations. That’s why WACKER offers
you the best of two chemical platforms.
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Drawing on our silicone and polymerbased
innovations, we offer you cuttingedge
technology and flexibility for all
types of construction applications –
whether for priming and coating, for
sealing and bonding, or for masonry
protection and hydrophobic treatment.
You benefit from state-of-the-art
customer management and from a
close, highly efficient technological
partnership. Our Construction Silicones
and Construction Polymers units jointly
develop and employ novel hybrid
technologies.
At the heart of the 21st century's
construction – chemicals sector are
efficient, sustainable technologies.
WACKER products help you to meet
global "green building" standards by
enabling energy-saving solutions for new
buildings and energy-efficient renovation
of existing structures.
If you are interested in news for the
construction industry, just subscribe to
our construction newsletter under
www.wacker.com/construction

EXPERTISE AND SERVICE NETWORK
ON FIVE CONTINENTS
WACKER is one of the world’s leading
and most research-intensive chemical
companies. In 2010, its sales totaled
€4.75 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 2010.
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 16,300 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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wacker Chemie india Pvt. ltd.
Wacker House, CTS No. 521,
Village Pahadi, Sonawala Cross Road,
Off I.B. Patel Road,
Opp. Mistry Industrial Estate
Goregaon (E)
Mumbai-400 063, India
Tel. +91 22 42365-500
Fax +91 22 42365-570
info.india@wacker.com
www.wacker.com/vinnapas
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