Jowat SE produces industrial adhesives for a range of applications, including woodworking and furniture manufacturing, paper and packaging, graphic arts, textiles, automotive, and electrical/electronics. The company was founded in 1919 and remains a family-owned business. Its manufacturing facilities are located in: Detmold and Elsteraue, Germany; High Point, N.C., Buchrain, Switzerland; and Bandar Baru Enstek, Malaysia.
About two-thirds of Jowat’s approximately 1,250 employees are located in Europe, with most of those in Germany. The remainder of the company’s workforce is in North and South America, as well as the Asia-Pacific region.