Protective-colloid-stabilized polymers in the form of their aqueous dispersions or of their water-redispersible powders

1. A process for the production of a protective-colloid-stabilized base polymer in the form of a water-redispersible powder, said polymer comprising a homo- or copolymer of one or more monomers selected from the group consisting of vinyl esters of optionally branched alkyl carboxylic acids having from 1 to 15 carbon atoms, (meth)acrylic esters of alcohols having from 1 to 15 carbon atoms, vinylaromatics, olefins, dienes, and vinyl halides wherein said polymer is prepared by emulsion polymerization or suspension polymerization in the presence of a protective-colloid and drying of the polymer dispersion thus obtained after addition of further protective colloid, wherein partially hydrolyzed vinyl acetate-ethylene copolymers with an ethylene content of from 1 to 15 mol %, with a degree of hydrolysis DH of the vinyl acetate units of 80 mol %<DH<95 mol %, and with a Höppler viscosity, in 4% by weight aqueous solution, of from 2 to 30 mPas, as measured by the Höppler method at 20° C., according to DIN 53015, are used as protective colloids.

2. The process of claim 1 , wherein the degree of hydrolysis DH of the partially hydrolyzed vinyl acetate-ethylene copolymers is from 85 to 90 mol %.

3. The process of claim 1 , wherein the ethylene content of the partially hydrolyzed vinyl acetate-ethylene copolymers is from 1 to 5 mol %.

4. The process of claim 2 , wherein the ethylene content of the partially hydrolyzed vinyl acetate-ethylene copolymers is from 1 to 5 mol %.

5. The process of claim 1 , wherein the protective colloid content is from 3 to 30% by weight, based on the base polymer.

6. The process of claim 2 , wherein the protective colloid content is from 3 to 30% by weight, based on the base polymer.

7. The process of claim 3 , wherein the protective colloid content is from 3 to 30% by weight, based on the base polymer.

8. The process of claim 4 , wherein the protective colloid content is from 3 to 30% by weight, based on the base polymer.

9. The process of claim 1 , wherein the selection of monomer and the selection of the parts by weight of any comonomers for the base polymer is such that the base polymer has a glass transition temperature Tg of from −50° C. to +50° C.

10. The process of claim 1 , wherein from 0.05 to 50% by weight, based on the total weight of the base polymer, of auxiliary monomers are also copolymerized.

11. A process for preparing the protective-colloid-stabilized base polymer of claim 1 , comprising polymerizing by an emulsion polymerization process where partially hydrolyzed vinylacetate-ethylene copolymers are the sole protective colloids employed.

12. In a formulation comprising an inorganic, hydraulically setting binder and a protective-colloid-stabilized polymer, the improvement comprising selecting as at least one protective-colloid-stabilized polymer, a protective colloid stabilized polymer prepared by the process of claim 1 .

13. The formulation of claim 12 , which is selected from the group consisting of construction adhesives, plasters, renders, trowelling compositions, floor-filling compositions, jointing mortars, and paints.

14. A coating composition or adhesive containing, as the sole binder, the protective-colloid-stabilized polymer prepared by the process of claim 1 .

15. A composition for the coating or binding of textiles or paper containing, as the sole binder, the protective-colloid-stabilized polymer prepared by the process of claim 1 .