main applications
Some of our main applications for hot melt adhesives are:
Paramelt provides a comprehensive range of EVA and EnBA hot melts, metallocene polyolefin hot melts and rubber based (pressure sensitive) hot melt adhesives providing strong and reliable bonds in 'end of line' packaging operations and technical applications.
We work with a number of partners where our unique hot melt experience and manufacturing capabilities offer a value added contribution to their business through toll manufacturing and bespoke new product developments!
Rely on usmain applications
Some of our main applications for hot melt adhesives are:
Do you intend to focus on your core business and outsource part of your production? On a daily basis Paramelt has proven to many well known partners that contract manufacturing is a viable and reliable alternative. Want to know more about our approach and our capabilities in processing thermoplastic products?
Paramelt
Dutch, since 1898
revenue 2023: €263 mln
# employees 2023: 502
owned by Ter Group
Ter Group
German, since 1908
revenue 2023: €910 mln
# employees 2023: 1140
owned by Westphal family
Top 3 reasons to
recommend Paramelt*)
– reliable supplier
– consistent quality
– value for money
*) Customers survey Europe and USA
# active formulas
~2750
Annual re-investment rate
~10%
# laboratory requests
> 1000 last year
# new commercial products
~ 110 last year
Financial stability
D&B rating 1
manufacturing sites
Europe : 3
USA : 3
China : 2
customers in
87 countries
Average employee retention
> 12 years
Paramelt = ‘knowledge & experience’
recognized by > 85% customers
(Customers survey Europe and USA)
Paramelt
Dutch, since 1898
revenue 2023: €263 mln
# employees 2023: 502
owned by Ter Group
Ter Group
German, since 1908
revenue 2023: €910 mln
# employees 2023: 1140
owned by Westphal family
With 8 production facilities delivering in more than 80 countries, we have truly global perspective and local service.
Notifications
Hot melt adhesives are thermoplastic materials, which are solid at room temperature and which need to be molten before use.
In this molten, liquid state, they are applied on one of the substrates which need to be bonded. During this liquid phase of the adhesive (open time), the two substrates need to be pressed together. It is during this pressing step that the adhesive is spread between the substrates, cools down and solidifies again. Hence the bond is created.
In this process, it is important that the pressing time is longer than the time the hot melt adhesive needs to return to its solid state (setting time). If not, the bond will not be strong enough and the substrates might release again.
Hot melt adhesives
Hot melt adhesives typically consist of (mainly) three components: Polymers, resins and waxes.
Pressure sensitive hot melts adhesives (PSA)
Paramelt also offers Pressure Sensitive Adhesives (PSA’s) for various applications. These products typically remain tacky in their solid state, at room temperature, and the bond is created by simply pressing the to be bonded materials together during or after solidification of the adhesive.
PSA’s typically consist of an elastomer (SBC or OBC rubbers, for example), mostly combined with a tackifier. Typical applications are stickers, tapes, document bags, anti-slip glue dots, and so on.
Some PSA-types develop a permanent bond after a while and are therefore suitable to create structural bonds, others maintain their tacky character and are mostly used to create temporary bonds.