Bostik has developed a solvent-free adhesive solution, which it said can be applied for food, fast-moving consumer goods and pharmaceutical industries.
Herberts LF686/H186 was developed specifically for rigid packaging, and Bostik said it can be applied primarily on packaging with aluminium foil, PET/VMPET and aluminium plate.
With a wide range of applications, the company says Herberts LF686/H186 promotes good wettability, which means there will not be appearance of bubbles on the PET/AL or PET/VMPET films. The solvent-free adhesive can also withstand heat from reheating, boiling, or retorting of packaging with aluminium foil structures, according to Bostik. Its other properties include chemical resistance and composite process stability.
Bostik said that Herberts LF686/H186 is the "ideal solution for rigid packaging with no solvent retention, and one that has a good appearance with fast lamination speed, good bonding strength and heat resistance.
Jane Sun, director of advanced packaging and converting BU, Asia-Pacific, Bostik, said, “The solvent-free laminating adhesives market size is projected to reach multi-million dollars by 2028, and there is no better time than now to showcase our capabilities with the launch of Herberts LF686/H186.
"This solvent-free adhesive is a result of over a year’s worth of effort by our strong R&D team to find the perfect composition that will address challenges faced by customers. We are excited to introduce the product here in China, and look forward to showing how it can meet the strict packaging requirements in some of our key markets locally,”
The new product was made available at Bostik’s Customer’s Day, which was held in conjunction with Chinaplas 2023 at Hilton Shenzhen World Exhibition & Convention Center.
