Vinyl acetate/ vinyl 2-ethylhexanoate co-polymer binder resins

A polymer composition suitable as a binder resin for fibrous substrates such as woven or nonwoven products including textiles, apparel in general, papers, scrim, engineered fabrics, glass or other mineral fibers, roofing or flooring materials, said polymer composition comprising a copolymer obtainable by reacting:

• a) 5-95 pphwm of vinyl acetate;
• and
• b) 95-5 pphwm of at least one vinyl ester of α-monosubstituted fatty acids;
• and
• c) 10-0.1 pphwm of at least one functional monomer;
• and optionally
• d) 35-5 pphwm of at least one α-olefin;
• and/or
• e) 45-5 pphwm of at least one ester of ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acids;
• and/or
• f) other comonomers.