Swiss manufacturer of customized aqueous primary dispersions and specialty binders for paints, coatings and renders.

Vanora AG

Sempach Station (CH) · Neulandstrasse 3, CH-6203 Sempach StationNew on Amplifa

2015Founded (as an independent company)

1950sStart of binder polymerization by Dr. Marcel

CH-6203 Sempach StationLocation

60+ yearsTeam experience in dispersion technology

About Vanora AG

Vanora AG, based in Sempach Station (CH), is a Swiss binder manufacturer for the paint and coatings industry. The company develops and produces custom (by design) aqueous primary dispersions based on acrylate, VeoVa/acrylate, VeoVa/vinyl acetate and VeoVa/acrylate/vinyl acetate. Applications include dispersion, silicate and silicone resin paints, polymer, silicate and silicone resin renders, wood primer sealers, topcoats, clearcoats and wood stains as well as hydrophobing additives. With BXA.4281 and BXA.4291, VANORA offers dispersions whose carbon is 67% sourced from renewable raw materials. The company's roots go back to the 1950s; in 2015 VANORA was founded as an independent company. Products are distributed in Europe.

Site: Sempach Station
Processes: Production of aqueous primary dispersions (polymerization of binders), Development of specialty binders for the paint and coatings industry, Production of binders for paints and renders (dispersion, silicate and silicone resin paints,, Production of binders for coatings (wood primer sealers, topcoats, clearcoats, wood stains), Production of additives for improving hydrophobing, water absorption and water resistance, Production of powder and aqueous dispersions (historical, Elotex AG), Development of custom (by design) primary dispersions, Technical data sheets, flyers/guideline formulations, safety data sheets
Materials: Acrylate, VeoVa/acrylate, VeoVa/vinyl acetate, VeoVa/acrylate/vinyl acetate, Acrylate/VeoVa (AVE.191), Acrylate based on renewable raw materials (pine by-product, castor seed, 67% bio-based), Acrylate/VeoVa (DSV.4116), Acrylate based on renewable raw materials (BXA.4281)
Founded: 2015
Industries: Paint and coatings industry, Construction industry, Wood and coating processing, Industrial coatings, Wood/coating processing

01
Development of custom primary dispersions (by design)
02
In-house polymerization of the binders
03
Preparation of technical and safety data sheets, flyers/guideline formulations
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Application technology support
05
Distribution in Europe

Materials and Processes

AVE

Acrylate/VeoVa (AVE.191)

APEO-free dispersion for paints and renders with high water resistance and weather resistance.

BXA.4281

Acrylate based on renewable raw materials (BXA.4281)

Aqueous dispersion with 67% biogenic carbon from pine by-product and castor seed.

BXA.4291

Acrylate based on renewable raw materials (BXA.4291)

Binder for wood primer sealers, topcoats, clearcoats and wood stains with high blocking resistance.

DAV.4073

Acrylate/VeoVa additive (DAV.4073)

VOC- and APEO-free additive for improving hydrophobing, water absorption and water resistance.

DSV

Acrylate/VeoVa (DSV.4116)

Dispersion with chemical resistance for industrial coatings.

DXA.4228

Silane technology acrylate (DXA.4228)

Adhesion promoter dispersion with adhesion to non-absorbent substrates and good cement compatibility.

Locations

Sempach Station

Headquarters, development and production of dispersions and binders

Materials: Acrylate, VeoVa/acrylate, VeoVa/vinyl acetate

Polymerization plants for aqueous primary dispersions

Products

**DSV.4116 – Acrylate/VeoVa dispersion**Polymerization · Industrial coatings

**BXA.4281 – Bio-based dispersion**Polymerization · Paint and render systems

**BXA.4291 – Binder for coatings**Polymerization · Wood coatings

**AVE.191 – Binder for paints and renders**Polymerization · Construction industry

**DAV.4073 – Hydrophobing additive**Polymerization · Construction industry

Inside the production

Industries

Paint and coatings industryConstruction industryWood and coating processingIndustrial coatingsWood/coating processing

Processes & technical limits

Processes	Tolerance	Max. part	Weight	Lot size	Materials
Production of aqueous primary dispersions (polymerization of binders)Plastics	–	–	–	–	Acrylate, VeoVa/acrylate, VeoVa/vinyl acetate, VeoVa/acrylate/vinyl acetate
Development of specialty binders for the paint and coatings industryEngineering	–	–	–	–	Acrylate, VeoVa, Vinyl acetate
Production of binders for paints and renders (dispersion, silicate and silicone resin paints,Plastics	–	–	–	–	Acrylate/VeoVa, Acrylate
Production of binders for coatings (wood primer sealers, topcoats, clearcoats, wood stains)Plastics	–	–	–	–	Acrylate
Production of additives for improving hydrophobing, water absorption and water resistancePlastics	–	–	–	–	Acrylate/VeoVa
Production of powder and aqueous dispersions (historical, Elotex AG)Plastics	–	–	–	–	–

Additional services

Development of custom (by design) primary dispersionsTechnical data sheets, flyers/guideline formulations, safety data sheetsApplication technology support

History

1950er
Dr. Marcel Ebnöther begins polymerizing binders for white glues; applications in the paint, coatings and construction industries are added.
1970er
Founding of Elotex AG, specialized in aqueous and powder dispersions.
1978
Elotex AG is integrated into the company Ebnöther AG.
1991
Sale of the Elotex powder activities to National Starch; aqueous binders remain under the name Enorex.
2001
Company renamed Collano AG; dispersions are sold under the name Collano.
2007
Change of generations; Stefan Leumann becomes the new CEO.
2009
Reorganization of the Collano Group with nolax AG, Collano Adhesives AG and Emerell AG; binder activities at nolax AG.
2010
Founding of the VANORA Business Unit to focus on the paint and coatings market.
2013
Collano Group steps into the background and creates room for development for three operationally independent companies.
2015
VANORA becomes an independent company (Vanora AG).