September 23, 2024

By Timo Mangel, Trinseo Global TS＆D Leader - Construction ＆ Fiber Bonding

As sustainability regulations evolve, many in the building and construction industry question how their materials will meet more stringent guidelines. In particular, manufacturers must now consider regulations surrounding volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emissions and produce construction materials that limit odor – a metric that is not easily measured.

An innovative materials solutions provider, like Trinseo, can guide manufacturers through the ever-changing field of sustainability and support them as they navigate new product formulas that align with reduced odor goals. Trinseo’s unique expertise and broad product portfolio, which includes ammonia-free* and low-odor latex binders, enables customers to meet their goals and sustainability requirements without compromising performance.

Anticipating Your Needs

As a leader in sustainability and innovation, our experts have their fingers on the pulse of the building and construction industry. As a result, our team was ready to jump into action to support a long-time customer and leading company in the building and construction field to create a new product formulation that incorporated ammonia-free latex binders into their liquid applied membranes (LAMs).

When their product development team approached Trinseo, our experts were able to offer LIGOS™ C 3343 – an ammonia-free carboxylated styrene-butadiene latex binder – for customer trials.

Later, when the customer returned to Trinseo with performance concerns following product testing, our experts worked hand-in-hand with their team to tweak the customer’s formulation to ensure that their LAMs products met the requirements. The company even met M1 certification, a standard granted by the Finnish Building Information Foundation to products that have been examined by an accredited testing laboratory and have undergone an organoleptic assessment.

Furthermore, Trinseo’s testing and development process for LIGOS™ C 3343 enabled the customer to quickly introduce the binder into their production process without losing any manufacturing volume during the transition.

Thanks to Trinseo’s commitment to developing sustainably advantaged solutions, our customer was able to make the switch quickly and efficiently to a sustainably advantaged formula for their LAMs, in turn reducing VOCs without compromising product performance.

Providing Support Globally

Knowing that the demand for more sustainably-advantage products is growing worldwide, our team has been hard at work to expand access to ammonia-free binders for our customers.

Our innovative LIGOS™ C 3343 is available for customers in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa and allows for formulating LAMs with well-balanced performance properties. For those in North America, Trinseo experts can support your team as it looks to incorporate LIGOS™ C 3409 into LAMs applications. No matter where you are, our dedicated team can guide customers through product reformulation and trial development to help you reach the industry’s sustainability requirements.

Trinseo’s dedicated team is uniquely positioned to help customers navigate sustainability regulations as increasingly stringent guidelines challenge the building and construction industry. Our team’s impressive understanding of the industry enables us to get ahead of regulations and provide expert guidance. Furthermore, our experts are ready to guide you throughout the product formulation and trial process to enable you to create a product that meets your unique needs.

From reducing odor to excellent adhesion on various substrates, this carboxylated styrene butadiene binder is ready to take your application to the next level.

*“Ammonia-free” refers to a latex binder solution that does not release ammonia odors. Trinseo’s ammonia-free latex binder formulations do not and have never contained ammonia and are inherently ammonia-free.