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Tile Adhesive and Grout

Solutions for durable, high-quality tile installations. 

Innovative Additives for Tile Adhesives and Grouts 

Tile adhesives and grouts are essential for strong, lasting tile installations in residential, commercial, and industrial projects. Dow’s cellulose ethers and latex binders help manufacturers optimize key performance properties in their formulations -such as adhesion, flexibility, and water resistance- helping meet modern construction demands and regional standards.  

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Reliable performance for high-quality applications

Dow’s portfolio of WALOCEL™ Cellulose Ethers for tile adhesives offer superior application performance. Designed to prevent tile slippage, they also ensure long open time during installation, fast strength development, and optimal workability for professional and premium results.

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Explore our complete portfolio of WALOCEL™ Cellulose Ethers for high-quality cement-based tile adhesives to find the right solution for your specific formulation needs.

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Looking to achieve lower carbon cementitious adhesives?

Discover our WALOCEL™ Cellulose Ethers options to help reduce the carbon footprint of your products through lower embodied carbon or lower clinker content.

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Enabling sustainability gains in cement-based tile adhesives

Players across the industry are finding creative ways to solve the challenges of efficiency, resource scarcity and carbon intensity. Dow ingredients support the formulation of thin-bed cement-based tile adhesives, which provide the same reliability and strength as thick-bed mortars, but use much less material – allowing you to experience sustainability and cost-efficiency benefits. Watch the video to learn how Drymix is contributing to a better built environment.

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Cellulose Ethers for standard applications

Our portfolio includes WALOCEL™ Cellulose Ether grades for standard applications. Their viscosity levels and modification packages allow for economic formulations with the desired installation properties.

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Explore our complete portfolio of WALOCEL™ Cellulose Ethers for standard cement-based tile adhesives to find the right solution for your specific formulation needs.  

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Looking to achieve lower carbon cementitious adhesives?

Discover our WALOCEL™ Cellulose Ethers options to help reduce the carbon footprint of your products through lower embodied carbon or lower clinker content. 

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Enabling sustainability gains in cement-based tile adhesives

Players across the industry are finding creative ways to solve the challenges of efficiency, resource scarcity and carbon intensity. Dow ingredients support the formulation of thin-bed cement-based tile adhesives, which provide the same reliability and strength as thick-bed mortars, but use much less material – allowing you to experience sustainability and cost-efficiency benefits. Watch the video to learn how Drymix is contributing to a better built environment.

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Dispersion-Based Tile Adhesive 

Dispersion-based adhesives are ready to use. They are a prime choice for a variety of interior wall tile and stone installations. 

Our products for dispersion-based tile adhesives include cellulose ethers and acrylic emulsion polymers. They allow you to develop formulations suited to a range of commercial and residential applications, including tiled walls in dry areas of the building, as well as those facing intermittent water exposure, such as bathrooms, showers, and kitchens.   

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Explore our complete portfolio for dispersion-based tile adhesives to find the right solution for your specific formulation needs.

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Tile Grout

With a portfolio covering cellulose ethers, redispersible latex powders, and silicone hydrophobic powders, our solutions for tile grouts help you create products which provide a visually appealing finish, while performing important physical functions.  

Discover how our products contribute to the development of formulations offering various important qualities – such as low shrinkage, high abrasion resistance, low water absorption, good adhesion to tile edges, and flexibility to withstand mechanical damage or thermal stress.   

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Explore our complete portfolio for tile grouts to find the right solution for your specific formulation needs.  

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