3M Launches Chub Packaging With Fire-Barrier Caulk
Celebrating its centennial year as a diversified technology company, 3M, St. Paul, Minn., has mastered the art of innovation. 3M continues this tradition by packaging an existing product, 3M Fire Barrier CP 25WB+ Caulk, in flexible chub packs from Plassein International, Wilmington, Conn. A breakthrough for caulking and adhesive products, flexible chub packaging reduces packaging-material costs and promotes faster filling-line speeds. In addition to the Fire Barrier, 3M has seized this packaging concept for several other specialty caulking and adhesive products.
An alternative to cardboard and rigid-plastic dispensing tubes, flexible chub packs are gaining popularity with contractors and private homeowners. “In the North American fire-stopping industry, there is growing demand from end users for flexible chub packaging,” says George Yoshida, marketing manager, 3M Corp. “Currently, only 15 percent of the sealant industry is packaging in chub tubes, and we see significant growth potential in the conversion.”