Seeded resin-stabilized high-solids emulsion polymers

A process for preparing a polymer emulsion comprising the steps of:

• i) providing a resin dispersion comprising at least one resin in water;
• ii) adding at least one polymer seed and a polymerization mixture to the resin dispersion, said polymerization mixture comprising at least one co-polymerizable monomer;
• and
• iii) preparing a polymer emulsion in water by radical emulsion polymerization of the polymerization mixture, the resin dispersion and the polymer seed;
• wherein the polymer emulsion has a solids content of at least 55 wt. %, based on the total weight of the polymer emulsion.