WACKER Cooperates with Dynaplak on Producing Sustainable Binders
MUNICH/AMSTERDAM — WACKER plans to collaborate with Dynaplak, the Dutch manufacturer of bio-based raw materials for agricultural and industrial applications. Together, the two companies want to develop hybrid binders based on starch and polymers. The first products for interior wall paints are scheduled for market launch in the first quarter of 2019. WACKER is responding to the growing demand for sustainable binders in the paint and coatings industry.
“Our partnership with Dynaplak lays the foundations for increasing our contribution to more sustainability in the binders market. We will be one of the first chemical companies to expand our portfolio with products based partially on renewable raw materials,” explained Dominique Nely, who manages WACKER's binders for consumer goods and industrial applications in western Europe. “In the first phase, we will focus on interior paints — where demand for ecological alternatives to petroleum-based binders is growing strongly.”