Perstop and Corbion team up for new Capa product
Specialty chemicals company Perstorp and lactide producer Corbion jointly launched a new lactide caprolactone copolymer developed for hot melt adhesive applications.
The new product has a renewable content exceeding 80% and is fully compostable – providing adhesives manufacturers with a new technology to improve food safety aspects of packaging and meet the growing demand for more sustainable products.
“This new material represents the culmination of two years’ joint development work with Perstorp. It will create a strong technology platform for the development of polymers that provide a genuine alternative to traditional materials like EVA (ethylene vinyl acetate) and mPE (metallocene-catalyzed polyethylene) for the adhesive industry.” said Corbion’s Senior Vice President Biochemicals, Marco Bootz
“Through this partnership we provide adhesives manufacturers with a competitive advantage through safe innovative materials that deliver high performance with a reduced environmental footprint,” said Håkan Björnberg, Vice President Innovation at Perstorp. “We expect this innovation to be the first of many.”
The product is part of Perstorp’s Capa Lactide and the two companies are market leaders in their respective fields of caprolactones (Perstorp) and lactides (Corbion). The new material is expected to be the first in a series of innovations from the team up.
The new Capa product is expected to be commercially available in the final quarter of this year and will be brought to market by Corbion.
(PRA)
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