Wacker Chemie AG recently announced it has opened a new technical center for carpet applications in Dalton, Ga. The center offers lab facilities for developing and testing polymeric binders for the carpet industry. In addition, the WACKER ACADEMY international training center is opening a local branch at the Dalton site.
The new technical center is reportedly focused on developing new formulations with vinyl acetate-ethylene copolymer (VAE) dispersions, and meeting the local demands of customers in the carpet industry. VAE dispersions of the VINNAPAS® brand are increasingly being used in place of traditional latexes as binders for bonding carpet backing.