High Mileage Bonding
Adhesive as an enabler to reduce, fulfilling one of the 3Rs of sustainability
The world is moving toward eco-oriented innovations, and H.B. Fuller is focused on supporting its customers’ businesses and helping them achieve their sustainable goals.
Brand owners in the consumer goods and hygiene industries are making an effort to reduce – one of the 3Rs of sustainability – and achieve a leaner manufacturing process.
In support of this effort, H.B. Fuller is providing high performance bonding at low add-on levels to reduce the use of adhesive and enable cost savings for manufacturers of packaging and disposable hygiene products, supporting their efforts to drive sustainability and efficiency for the benefit of consumers and the planet.
With our product portfolio, we help our customers reduce by saving money, energy, and natural resources.
Our high mileage adhesives include solutions for absorbent hygiene products and packaging.
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HYGIENE
Full-Care® 6202 for the positioning application, allows our customers to reduce adhesive consumption by up to 20%:
- Performance across all key garment materials
- Manufacturers have reported no transfer upon inspection
- Qualified globally with local raw materials
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PACKAGING
In the pursuit of sustainability and efficiency, a breakthrough adhesive has emerged that promises to revolutionize the packaging industry - Advantra® Earthic™ 9500. Designed to reduce consumption by 25%, this new adhesive formulation not only delivers economic benefits, but also significantly reduces environmental impact, contributing to a lower carbon footprint.
Advantra® Earthic™ 9500 Product Features and Benefits:
- Excellent bonding performance - Bonds a variety of standard and selected challenging bonding surfaces
- High Mileage adhesive - Close the same number of cases with at least 25% less adhesive
- Short open time and fast setting time - Runs on high-speed lines for greater efficiency
- Temperature Resistance - Great cold temperature resistance (-40°F) and good heat resistance (130°F)
- Food Safety Compliance - Low migration designed for exceptional food safety. Indicative comparisons show significant reductions compared with state-of-the-art hot melt adhesives.
H.B. Fuller’s technical experts continue to innovate, making sustainability accessible to manufacturers of consumer goods and disposable hygiene products. We can help customers select the range of adhesive solutions that meet performance needs, while also reducing resources and energy used across the supply chain.
Explore our comprehensive range of high mileage solutions and applications, including technical documentation.