Wacker Opens International Training Center for Construction Chemicals in Russia

14-Oct-2008 - Russian Federation

Wacker opened its new VINNAPAS® ACADEMY Training & Competence Center in Moscow, Russia. The VINNAPAS® ACADEMY serves as an international training center for construction-chemical topics and offers a platform for sector-specific networking between customers, sales partners and Wacker experts. At the same time, Wacker is expanding its Moscow technical center set up five years ago. Wacker is thus promoting the transfer of expertise to its local customers and business partners, thereby helping to further tap into the region’s fast-growing construction-polymer market, according to the company.

Catering to Russian and CIS-specific construction-chemical needs, the training center’s seminar program gives customers and business partners an opportunity to learn all about VINNAPAS® polymer powders and their applications. Courses range from basic information on polymer chemistry, formulation expertise relevant to dry-mix mortars, through to innovative applications such as exterior insulation and finish systems (EIFS) and self-leveling compounds. Seminars are held by Wacker experts, Russian construction-industry specialists and university lecturers.

The inauguration of the new training center was timed to coincide with the technical center’s fifth-anniversary celebrations and recent expansion. Peter Summo, vice president of Construction Polymers at Wacker Polymers: “The success of the Moscow technical center highlights the vital part it plays in our Russian growth strategy. The new VINNAPAS® ACADEMY in Moscow represents a further major milestone. By offering our local customers even better support, the academy is helping the Russian building sector make further advances.”

The Moscow technical center began operating as a regional center of construction-polymer expertise five years ago. As a result of its expansion program, the center’s available floor space has now almost doubled to 750 m2. At the same time, new testing equipment – including a second EIFS test wall – has been commissioned. The new facility will test exterior insulation systems under extremely harsh climatic conditions. Aging and weathering processes are accelerated to ascertain a material’s stability and effectiveness. A climatic chamber can simulate a wide range of conditions – from tropically humid or wet to typically Russian weather such as extreme permafrost. Tests fully comply with guidelines laid down by the European Organisation for Technical Approvals (EOTA).

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