Thermelt is a non-reactive, solvent-free, and bio-based adhesive, consisting of rapeseed and castor bean derivatives.

More than any single piece of lab equipment, a successful R&D team’s most vital tool is a flexibility mindset.

Research Nester released a report anticipating demand for hot-melt adhesives to grow substantially over various industries. 

Universal Adhesive Systems and Graco have agreed to a distribution partnership. 

Based on acrylic technology, UV hot melt PSAs offer the financial advantages and needed performance levels while also being a sustainable solution.

A study conducted by Ingevity has fully characterized the performance of a 4,000 MWt caprolactone diol versus that of a commercially available polyester diol.

Sustainable hot melt adhesives made from natural bioingredients pave the way for textile reworking and recycling.

Tim Pione, vice president, Advanced Packaging and Converting, Adhesives, at Arkema discusses the company’s pressure-sensitive adhesive products, including hot-melt, waterborne, UV, and specialty solution acrylics technologies. 

Using the mass balance approach, H.B. Fuller and Covestro teamed up to produce a new adhesive product that allows customers in the woodworking, composites, textile, and automotive sectors to reduce the carbon footprint of their own products, cutting fossil resource use.

Dow and Avery Dennison have partnered to create a new label adhesive to facilitate effectiveness of recycling.