H.B. Fuller has added two new products to its range of high-performance adhesives for the flexible packaging market, the Flextra Fast and Flextra Reseal flexible packaging adhesives.
Elizabeth Staab, marketing manager, explained, ‘The strong market trend for flexible packaging has generated great expansion opportunities for manufacturers, who can keep up with the changes in customer demand. In developing our two new flexible packaging adhesives, we have connected with the operational efficiency and sustainability drives of manufacturers, brand owners and consumers.’
Flextra Fast SFA 8700 + XR 1100 / XR 1200, a solvent-free laminating adhesive systems, deliver sustainability benefits through increased efficiency with time and costs saved throughout the production process. The adhesive systems may be used over a wide range of substrate combinations, from general to high performance, reducing change-over times between production runs, and granting the converter increased flexibility.
Line speed is increased, curing time is reduced to a day or two, slitting can start within 6-9 hours of lamination, and fast PAA decay allows food contact compliance within less than 24 hours.
Flextra Reseal 2120, an extrusion hot melt adhesive, addresses sustainability largely by meeting consumer demand for reclosable packaging that keeps food fresh for longer and avoids waste. Delivering good resealability after multiple openings, packages using Flextra Reseal 2120 keep food fresh for longer.
