WACKER Cooperates with Dynaplak on Producing Sustainable Binders

WACKER is to collaborate with Dynaplak, the Dutch manufacturer of biobased 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 thereby responding to the growing demand for sustainable binders in the paint and coatings industry. Dynaplak’s biobased technology together with WACKER’s decades of experience in manufacturing polymer- based binders will result in hybrid starch and polymerbased binders. The starch is a side-stream product from potato processing. Koos Slor, managing director of Dynaplak, says: “In our production process, we utilize starch that would otherwise be lost. Our innovative technology increases the functionality of conventional starch, enhancing its performance.” In an emulsified form, starch reveals its properties and helps to tie together components of a paint, such as pigments and fillers. “By partnering with WACKER, our sustainable products will also be available to customers from the paints and coatings industry,” Slor continues.