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Water is a vital resource that is becoming ever scarcer and ever more precious around the globe. However, it is also a construction material’s greatest enemy, since rainwater, groundwater and vadose water can cause rapid and extensive damage to buildings.

Usually invisible, but always indispensable: WACKER’s polymer dispersible powders have been leaving their mark on the construction industry for 50 years.

The modern construction industry values versatility together with quick and easy handling. That is particularly true for flooring compounds, where good adhesion to any substrate and crack-free hardening are required.

In many places, the amino acid cysteine is nowadays still extracted from human or animal sources: from hair, feathers and pig bristles.

With the growing wellness trend, highly active ingredients, such as vitamins have been playing a greater role in anti-aging agents and anti-wrinkle creams. However, the major drawback of all these substances is that they decompose easily when exposed to light and air, and thereby lose their effectiveness.