Packaging

Little girl in red checkered dress drinking juice out of a straw that was attached to the pouch using AFFINITY GA as the adhesive. The packaging industry uses in excess of a billion pounds of hot melt adhesive (HMA). High flow HMAs based on AFFINITY™ GA, a specialty product of The Dow Chemical Company, combines impressive performance with customer demonstrated cost savings.  These  products surpass their competition in the packaging market in processability, performance, cosmetic appearance and most importantly, they save money for end-users. These HMAs offer the packaging industry:

  • Increased Mileage: High mileage due to aggressive bonding and lower density, resulting in less product required to seal as many packages
  • Clean and Char Free: Clean and char-free processing resulting in reduced maintenance costs due to less time and money to change filters and nozzles
  • Increased Productivity: Reduced line shutdown and increased intervals between product changes resulting in increased productivity
  • Ease of Application: Excellent shear and viscosity stability translates into precise and consistent adhesive application, improved bead control and less spider webbing.  These attributes deliver reduced downtime and reduced labor costs
  • Improved Color and Reduced Degradation: Better color of the adhesive resulting in improved customer satisfaction
  • Virtually no smoke and odor: Virtually no odor or smoke, resulting in improved workplace conditions
  • Aggressive bond strengths:  Aggressive bond strength over a wide range of service temperatures
  • Reduced Total Cost:  Improved mileage, reduced waste, reduced spare parts, reduced maintenance and increased productivity all contribute to a reduced total system cost


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