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WACKER’s Nanjing site: this fully integrated plant manufactures VINNAPAS^® dispersions and dispersible polymer powders as binders for sectors such as construction, coatings and adhesives. The new pilot reactor for VAE dispersions will enable WACKER to increase its local expertise, applications support and customer service.

Test section of drainage concrete. While the water builds up on normal concrete or asphalt and runs off slowly (right side of photo), it can drain away easily and quickly on the new drainage concrete (left).

Drainage concrete modified with ETONIS^® 260 is spread between and beside tracks and thus provides rescue vehicles and fire trucks with fast access to rail-road tunnels. The new concrete is quick to put down, extremely durable and stable, and thus ideal for applications in road, tunnel and under-ground construction (photo: Wacker Chemie AG, courtesy of Deutsche Bahn AG).

Freshly mixed drainage concrete in laboratory trials: the open-pored structure and pores can be clearly seen. Thanks to the new ETONIS^® 260 polymer, the non-slump fresh concrete does not flow or disintegrate at the edges – this is a vital prerequisite for level track surfaces.

Another product highlight at in-cosmetics Paris is the silicone resin elastomer gel BELSIL^® REG 1102, which combines the skin sensory properties of non-crosslinked silicone polymers with the film-forming effects of silicone resins.