TAGS: Sustainability / Natural Adhesives Hot-melt Adhesives
VPF launches high-bonding organic rubber-based hot-melt adhesive HM302. The company is expanding its adhesive portfolio with the launch.
The new adhesive HM302 is mineral oil-free, bio-based with a certified organic content of at least 45%, has a very low carbon foot- print compared to other hot-melt adhesives and has a significantly higher initial tack than all previous VPF adhesives.
High-strength with Low-carbon Footprint
The synthetic rubber adhesive was brought to being market ready after extensive test series. The long development process aimed at a special adhesive with high adhesive strength and a low carbon footprint. The result is impressive: the extremely high initial tack to glass of more
than 40 N / 25 mm (with a coating weight of just 30 g/m2), even for a hot-melt adhesive, is exceptional. At the same time, the shear strength remains in the easily processable and die-cuttable range – more than 20 hours according to FTM8 with a coating weight of even 40 grams.
Food Contact Approved, Mineral Oil-free Adhesive
The VPF adhesive HM302 has other important advantages in addition to its outstanding adhesive strength values: The adhesive is completely free of mineral oil and can therefore be combined with almost all paper and film face materials. The adhesive is approved for direct food contact and its adhesive strength makes it particularly suitable for labeling difficult, even non-polar surfaces – including cheese rind, for example.
The innovative HM302 adhesive has a certified organic content of at least 45 %. The organic content is obtained from soya bean waste, so there is no conflict with food production. The use of biomass significantly reduces the carbon footprint of the adhesive and is now on the same level as standard emulsion acrylics.
Due to the convincing advantages – performance and sustainability – VPF is positioning the new HM302 adhesive as a new standard hot-melt in its product range and is now offering the adhesive from low minimum quantities for a variety of applications. As usual, the adhesive can be combined with all VPF face materials and release liners according to the modular system – of course also with many more sustainable papers, films and recycled liners.
Source: VPF