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Modern buildings often feature steel skeletons – but when the temperature reaches 500°C, steel frames soften rapidly. To prevent them from buckling within minutes during a fire (left), they are provided with special fire protection coatings, allowing them to resist a fire for much longer (right). The polymer binders VINNAPAS^® EZ 3112 and VINNAPAS^® EZ 3066 ensure significant foam development in these coatings, coupled with improved adhesion and strength.

Water-permeability test: Open-pored concrete modified with ETONIS^® 260 facilitates the transport of moisture (left), while on conventional solid concrete, water builds up and runs off slowly (right). This results in far fewer cracks forming in the new concrete and augments its resistance to frost and road salts.

The dispersion VINNAPAS^® 536 ED is ideal for flexible two-component waterproofing membranes for creating reliable and permanent seals in damp rooms.

Cyclodextrins can accommodate other substances in the center of their ring-shaped structure. They are thereby able to bind other substances, protect sensitive ingredients, influence texture and consistency of materials or improve the properties of polymer systems.

At the EWMA Conference 2016; WACKER is presenting its new silicone gels SILPURAN^® 2114, SILPURAN^® 2122 and SILPURAN^® 2142 These gels are designed for the production of adhesive layers as used in traditional wound-dressing and tape products.