At drupa 2008, Rohm and Haas will present solvent-free laminating adhesives, which are said to enhance environmental benefits and productivity for food packaging.
The Robond adhesives are said to provide high shear strength that allows faster slitting and are suitable for higher performance applications such as triplex structures containing aluminium foil used in the packaging of aggressive foodstuffs.
“For converters, our water based adhesives improve worker safety and eliminate solvent emissions as well as the energy and equipment required to handle them during the lamination,” states Pierangelo Brambilla, Rohm and Haas’s European Champion for water based technology, who notes that water replaces the solvent usually needed in these bonding agents. “Additionally these adhesives tackle solvent retention concerns that can affect food quality and also eliminate primary aromatic amine (PAA) formation.”
At drupa, Rohm and Haas will also feature the solventless Mor-Free ELM series. “The amount of free isocyanate monomer in Mor-Free ELM products is below 0.1 per cent, which lowers the risk of PAA formation and therefore reduces the waiting time needed prior to shipment,” explains Agnes Roger, the company’s European commercial manager for packaging and converting.
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