The binder is the film-forming component of any printing ink or coating. In colored formulations, it encloses the pigment particles and fixes them to the substrate. Through its VINNOL portfolio of products, WACKER offers an extensive range of polymer resins that perform this very task in many application areas. VINNOL resins are available in three main product categories: VINNOL resins without functional groups, VINNOL resins with carboxyl groups and VINNOL resins with hydroxyl groups.
Wacker will showcase its Vinnol solid resins at the 2025 European Coatings Show, highlighting Vinnol H 15/45 M (Renewable Energy).
Produced using renewable electricity, it reduces the product carbon footprint by 19 per cent while maintaining the same performance as the conventional grade.
It offers excellent metal adhesion and is ideal for heat-sealing, industrial coatings, and printing inks.
As innovative technologies and new processes emerge, though, the requirements of the printing inks and coatings industry keep changing. For this reason, WACKER works continuously on developing its VINNOL resins. Industrial manufacturers and retailers are focusing more on offering products that are more environmentally compatible. WACKER is all in favor of this shift and supports it with binders that are manufactured using energy from renewable sources, the aim being to reduce the product carbon footprint (PCF) of the finished products.
Already on the market for several years, WACKER’s VINNOL H 15/45 M, a copolymer of vinyl chloride and vinyl acetate containing carboxyl groups, is mainly used as a binder for heat-sealing coatings, industrial coatings and printing inks. It provides excellent adhesion on both metal surfaces and polar substrates such as PVC and PET. As VINNOL H 15/45 M is virtually odorless, tasteless and also possesses excellent resistance to water and chemicals, it is ideal for the safe packaging of food or pharmaceuticals. Easy processability of the product, high resistance of the coatings to grease, oil, alcohol, water and salt, as well as a high degree of toughness and long-term flexibility open up a wide range of applications.
WACKER now also markets its product as a more environmentally compatible version under the trade name VINNOL H 15/45 M (Renewable Energy). The product is manufactured using electrical energy generated from renewable energy sources, as verified and certified by the technical inspectorate TÜV Rheinland. The use of renewable energy sources helps reduce the product’s carbon footprint (PCF value) by 19%. Furthermore, at least 80% of the renewable energy used in the production process is generated in Central and Western Europe, while the remaining 20% is acquired from neighboring regions. VINNOL H 15/45 M (Renewable Energy) retains, without exception, all the tried-and-tested properties of VINNOL H 15/45 M. The only difference between the two grades is that VINNOL H 15/45 M (Renewable Energy) has a lower carbon footprint.
For more information and product samples, visit WACKER at ECS 2025 (March 25 to 27, 2025) in Nuremberg, Hall 1, Booth 1-206. For detailed information on our VINNOL product portfolio, visit us at VINNOL vinyl chloride co- and terpolymers – Wacker Chemie AG.
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