WACKER POLYMERS obtains certification for binders produced on the basis of renewable raw materials

The Munich-based WACKER Chemical Group is now the world's first manufacturer with the ability to make large-scale use of renewable raw materials to produce VAE emulsions based on ethylene acetate-ethylene co-polymers and other ethylene acetate products; The renewable raw material acetic acid used by WACKER here is a by-product of the wood processing industry. In accordance with the international CMS71 standard, the international testing and certification body, T.V. Nande, has completed the certification of WACKER Biomass Balance
China
. This independent certification demonstrates to the customer that the WACKER biomass balance method is used to replace petrochemical raw materials with a corresponding amount of renewable raw materials at the beginning of production. WACKER markets these products based on renewable raw materials under the brand name VINNECO®, and the VINNECO® series brings together all WACKER polymer products based on renewable raw materials.
"In the construction, coatings, adhesives
, textiles or paper industries, more and more of our customers are focusing on the use of renewable raw materials in their production," said Dr. Christoph Riemer, head of wacker polymers' consumer and industrial polymer business units. Therefore, we have introduced the corresponding ethylene acetate-ethylene co-polymer products to meet their needs, because sustainable development work should start with raw materials. "THE acetate used by WACKER in the production of these polymer products is a by-product of the wood processing industry, and the wood used comes from forests certified by PEFC ® sustainable operations. These bio-acetic acids are fully capable of meeting WACKER's quality requirements because of their high purity, color compatibility and low water content, which are key to organic acetic acid having the same chemical and physical properties as conventional petrochemical acetic acid, and even when mixed, the characteristics of the final product do not change.
biomass balance method can be used to calculate how many renewable raw materials, i.e. non-petrified raw materials, are used in VAE emulsion production. WACKER's certification demonstrates that WACKER's biomass balancing method meets the traceability requirements for renewable raw materials in silicone production under the CMS71 standard of T.V. Nande. "Similar to energy suppliers providing green energy to consumers, we are now able to provide our customers with environmentally friendly VAE emulsions," said Dr. Markus Busold, Head of Strategic Marketing for WACKER Polymers Consumer Products and Industrial Polymers. If our customers order binders based on renewable raw materials, we can ensure that a sufficient amount of bio-based acetic acid is used in the production process, and the manufacturers who supply us with these acetic acids are also certified. "
currently, only some of WACKER's VAE emulsions produced around the world use renewable raw materials. However, WACKER's biomass balance method can be used to continuously increase the proportion of renewable raw materials used. WACKER's new VAE emulsions using biomass balance are part of the new VINNECO® product line, which is based entirely on renewable raw materials, and in addition to these VAE emulsions, WACKER's products using biomass balance include ethylene acetate polymer emulsions and vinyl acetate solid resins. WACKER Polymers will present specific products to the public for the first time at the 2019 European Coatings Show.
is the first manufacturer in the world to produce VAE emulsions based on ethylene acetate-ethylene co-polyplycodes and other ethylene acetate products using renewable raw materials on a large scale. WACKER uses acetic acid, a by-product of the wood processing industry, for production through a certified biomass balancing method.
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