Abstract: The present invention relates to aqueous polymer dispersions of polymers made of polymerized ethylenically unsaturated monomers M which comprise or consist of: a) 55 to 88% by weight, based on the total weight of the monomers M, of at least one monomer Ma consisting of a1) at least one monomer Ma(1) selected from alkyl acrylates having a branched alkyl radical having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, alkyl methacrylates having a branched alkyl radical having 5 to 20 carbon atoms, where the homopolymer of monomer Ma(1) has a theoretical glass transition temperature of at most 10° C.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a polymer dispersion comprising A) at least one first phase comprising a) at least one chain growth addition polymer P constructed from 1 to 99.9 wt % of at least one ester from ethylenically unsaturated monomers, as monomer A, 0 to 20 wt % of at least one ethylenically unsaturated carbonitrile, as monomer B, 0.1 to 5 wt % of at least one acid-functional ethylenically unsaturated monomer, as monomer C, 0 to 5 wt % of at least one monomer which, alone or with a crosslinking agent, has crosslinking effect and which is different from the monomers A to C, as monomer D, 0 to 20 wt % of at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer which forms a chain growth addition homopolymer having a glass transition temperature ?50° C.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of forming a freeze-thaw-stable aqueous dispersion, a freeze-thaw-stable aqueous dispersion obtainable by the method of the invention, the use of said freeze-thaw-stable aqueous dispersion as a binder, a method of forming a shaped article by using the dispersion of the invention, and also a freeze-thaw-stable formulation.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a polymer dispersion comprising A) at least one first phase comprising a) at least one chain growth addition polymer P constructed from 1 to 99.9 wt % of at least one ester from ethylenically unsaturated monomers, as monomer A, 0 to 20 wt % of at least one ethylenically unsaturated carbonitrile, as monomer B, 0.1 to 5 wt % of at least one acid-functional ethylenically unsaturated monomer, as monomer C, 0 to 5 wt % of at least one monomer which, alone or with a crosslinking agent, has crosslinking effect and which is different from the monomers A to C, as monomer D, 0 to 20 wt % of at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer which forms a chain growth addition homopolymer having a glass transition temperature 50° C.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a formulation comprising: i) an aqueous polymer dispersion comprising: a) at least one homo- or copolymer P containing in the form of polymerized units at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer; b) at least 6% by weight, based on the total of the ethylenically unsaturated monomer, of at least one saccharide-compound S; wherein in a) the at least one homo- or copolymer P is obtained by polymerization of the at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer in the presence of at least a part of the at least one saccharide-compound S from b); ii) at least one tackifier.