Wacker begins production at new food-grade PVAc plant in China.

The article reports that the chemical company Wacker Chemie has begun production of food-grade polyvinyl acetate (PVAc) solid resins at its plant in Nanjing, China. Topics discussed include the investment in the expansion project by the company; the use of PVAc solid resins to manufacture gumbase for chewing gum; and the views of Auguste Willems, Wacker Chemie Executive Board member, on it.