Global chemical company Wacker Chemie AG has started up a new reactor for vinyl acetate-ethylene co-polymer (VAE) dispersions at its Calvert City site in Kentucky, USA following a €50 million investment. Wacker Polymers produces dispersible polymer powders, dispersions, solid resins and solutions which are used as binders in applications including nonwovens, textiles, adhesives, and coatings.
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