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Clariant shows toolbox for hot melt adhesive at ECS expo

27 Apr '15

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Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, unveiled Licocene metallocene-based toolbox and formulating guidelines for formulators to design hot melts with superior performance for any need, using sustainable processing at the European Coatings Show (ECS) 2015.

Unique Licocene performance solutions have low molecular weight, yet high mechanical strength. For hot melt adhesives, they are valued for providing a perfect balance between adhesion and cohesion. The optimised Licocene viscosity profile in particular achieves desired properties even at low processing temperatures. It provides excellent thermal stability with less charring, no gelling, and enables higher productivity, generated by reduced cleaning downtime and increased mileage due to its low density, according to a press release.

Oliver Kinkel, head of business unit additives said, “Licocene Performance solutions provide the complete toolbox needed to design better hot melts for any need. Licocene systems are very effective, enabling formulators to achieve more with less and enjoy higher productivity, saving them money. We use ethylene and propylene monomers to ensure future proof raw material so our customers can optimize processing and end formulations for years ahead.”

Clariant featured the latest addition to the toolbox, Licocene 3602 – propylene / ethylene copolymer wax – as part of its ECS Congress presentation ‘Metallocene PP/PE based hot melt adhesives’ on April 21, 2015 in Conference Room Seoul.

Licocene was nominated as finalist in the “Innovationspreis der Deutschen Wirtschaft 2015”, a German business award considered to be the world’s first innovation award. To meet the steady growth for Licocene Performance Polymers since their launch in 2006, Clariant is increasing production capacity by 50 per cent at its facility on the Frankfurt-Höchst Industrial Park in Germany. The additional capacity is scheduled to come on stream in Q1 2016. (GK)

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