European coatings show 2007: Wacker Presents new products

    Under the slogan “Innovation by Passion,” the Munich-based WACKER Group will be presenting a whole range of innovative product solutions at the European Coatings Show (ECS) in Nuremberg from May 8-10. These will include novel dispersible polymer powders for extremely smooth surfaces and particularly hydrophobic applications, organofunctional silanes for the adhesives and sealants segment, and highly versatile cyclodextrin-fragrance complexes that permit the use of functional fragrances in coatings.

    WACKER POLYMERS will be presenting two new VINNAPAS dispersible powders for complex applications in the construction industry at the ECS in Nuremberg. The new LL 4410 L is particularly suitable for formulating self-leveling flooring and troweling compounds, because it produces an extraordinarily smooth, even surface combined with very high abrasion resistance, tensile strength in bending, and compressive strength. A characteristic of the new powder is its excellent defoaming properties, which even enable self-leveling compounds to do without an added defoamer in the formulation. A further advantage of the new powder is its high tolerance to excess water: the powder has such an outstanding stabilizing effect that no sedimentation will take place even in excess water, and a smooth, even surface forms. Thus, it is suitable both for all conventional applications in the field of self-leveling compounds, such as industrial flooring, and troweling compounds under flexible coatings or tiles.