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[September 2009]
Wacker and Vietnamese Partner Open Up New Test Centre For Dry-Mix Mortars
Wacker Chemie AG (Munich, Germany) and the Hanoi based Vietnam Institute of Building Materials (VIBM), a subsidiary of the Vietnamese Ministry of Construction, have just celebrated the opening of an independent dry-mix mortar testing centre. Wacker has cooperated with the VIBM to establish the new facility in Hanoi. The aim is to support the development and professional application of dry-mix mortars in Vietnam. Furthermore, the centre will certify dry-mix mortar products in accordance with local and international building standards.
As the Vietnamese construction industry is growing fast, the need for more and more sophisticated building materials such as polymer-modified dry-mix mortars is rising. For this reason, Wacker and the VIBM decided last year to work together to establish a new testing facility. Wacker supports the new centre by supplying test equipment, training local technicians and transferring expertise on international testing procedures. As the inventor of dispersible polymer powders and the global market and technology leader in polymer binders, the company says it has an unrivalled understanding of modern dry-mix mortars.
Consequently, Wacker will assist the VIBM to introduce and promote the use of high quality, efficient construction materials and techniques in Vietnam.
“The new testing center in Hanoi represents a major milestone for the Vietnamese construction industry. By supporting this facility unprecedented in Vietnam, we can strengthen our position as a technology leader for high-quality chemical raw materials and help the local building sector make further advances,” said Patrick de Wolf, Director Market Development at Wacker’s Construction Polymers Division.
Modern factory made and pre-packed polymer-modified dry-mix mortars with consistent quality offer various advantages as opposed to traditional job-site mixtures. Modified with Wacker’s VINNAPAS® polymer powders, they reduce job-site mistakes, enable fast and clean work with high quality results and reduce renovation cycles. Thus, these mortars are claimed to be state-of-the-art building materials and meet important needs of Vietnam’s building industry today. For example, exterior insulation and finish systems can reduce energy consumption for cooling or heating buildings considerably. Sealing slurries prevent water from penetrating into building structures and thus protect them and reduce necessary repair and renovation work.
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