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iveApplications Ensuring future adhesiv adhesiive technolog ve technolog eogiies


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effective way to cut overall operating costs and optimise net working capital is to reduce waste in production.With its new Loctite Liofol LA 7715/LA 6155 adhesive system, Henkel has realised key advantages with longer pot life and a considerably reduced risk of ink smearing. In addition, the specialist in food-safe laminating adhesives offers its advice and expertise on everything fromadhesive selection, web control and adhesivemixing to analytics and training. The packaging industry is experiencing mounting pressure on costs, particularly in the area of flexible packaging for foods, including baby and pet food. Yetmany of the factors are beyond the control of packagingmaterialm anufacturers and th e food industry


C Ye y.. The rising cost of raw worldwide,Henke


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“Health, product safety and sustainability have become key aspects fofor both consumers andmanufacturers today, increasingly shaping production processes in the packaging industry,”explains Oliver Bossmann, corporate vice president


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packaging and consumer goods adhesives, Europe. “At the same time, we see global market trends evolving that will fundamentally impact the packaging industry: Growingmiddle classes in


fferent packaging needs. Producers will need to increase their efficiency.With a comprehensive product portfofolio, our


emergingmarkets like China, India or Russia will not only increase overall demand fofor packaging but the socio-demographic developments they entail lead to altered consumption behaviours and ultimatel y diffe


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SAFER ADHESIVES FOR FOOD PACKS With regard to fofood safefety, several topics like traces of plasticisers andmineral oil


SAFER ADHESIVES FOR FOOD


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aces can potentially stemfrom reased awareness amongst


products that ffer the highest standards. To name one example, the Aquence Low Migration dispersion adhesive range used ffo folding boxes, bags or sacksmade of paper and board is completely plasticiser free. This allows fofor a very high level of safefety ffo


many different substances, such as ink, recycled board, plasticmaterial, coating, waxed papers, jute bags, or fromadhesives. Henkel provides its industry partners with offe


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Loctite Liofol LA 7796 / LA 6166 is a good example fromthe field of laminatin g adhesives: It is a solvent-free adhesive system, completely free of cyclic esters and offe


ffers a fafast decay of primary aromatic


amines (PAA). This improves consumer safefety through aminimisedmigration potential .


ACHIEVING SUSTAINABILITY GOALS Henkel has set ambitious sustainability targets fofor itself; the company is determined to triple the value it creates fofor the fofootprint made by its operations, products and services by 2030 compared to 2010. But the company also firmly believes in helping its customers to reach their own sustainability goals. Good examples fofor this can be fofound in Henkel’s solutions fo


CHIEVING SUSTA TAINABILIT GOALS for pressure sensitive


adhesives (PSA). Cooperating closely with its customers, the company is said to be the only adhesive supplier improvin g


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To sustainability in all fofourmain PSA


technologies: Hotmelt, UV hotmelt, water- based and solvent-based acrylics. The hotmelt PSA Loctite Duro-T-Tak UV range, fofor example, is 100 per cent solid acrylic-based and UV-curable and an alternative to water- and solvent-based PSA. This reduces emissions in the customer’s production process. Henkel also increases the total solid content of its solvent-based and water-


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through better produc based acrylics to reach


reducing inventory.


Furthermore, Henke sustainability by optim


ising the delivery l improves


process through the s upply of liqui d


hotmelt PSA. This saves energy, as it ismore efficient to keep the product in a liquid state than having to re-melt it on site. And it reduces waste, as packagingmaterial fofor transport is not needed.


The reduction ofmaterialwaste is as


important to improving sustainability as it is a key fafactor in increasing production efficiency. “To


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To us, providing our customers with safefe and sustainable solutions that at the same time offe


petitive edge is the experience in th e


industry as well as a close dialogue and ffort partnership.We are looking


forward to continuing this journey of business success with our partners,” Bossmann concludes.


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optimal perfoformance tion processes, while


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expertise and services, we aimto support our customers inmeeting those challenges.”


materials, the steady decline in order volumes, growing demand for product variants, high standards of fofood safety and workplace health and safety are external factors that impact in some cases severel y


waste in the production of flexible package s osts are a crucial factor in the


production of flexible packages. An


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