Panels & Furniture Asia September/October 2022

MATERIALS
the adhesives specialist has come
up with a range of product solutions
for load-bearing timber components
that are compatible with the natural
characteristics of wood.
WHAT CAN GREEN ADHESIVES DO?
Green adhesives promise a lot, but
do they deliver on that promise? With
the positive market feedback, the
answer is clear: yes, they do.
“Our customers have been especially
impressed by the fact that there is no
dip in our established high standards
of quality. We are providing
them with access to sustainable
applications that don’t put them at a
disadvantage elsewhere,” Weymann
stressed.
Sustainability is diverse — and so
is Jowat’s Green Adhesives range,
helping as it does to improve
sustainability in different ways.
For instance, the use of bio-based
raw materials in Jowatherm GROW
products saves resources and
thereby provides a future-oriented
alternative to substances such as
petroleum. Sustainable adhesive
solutions can also help to improve
the safety of processors and
customers by either cutting back on
emissions and plasticisers or using
adhesives that are not subject to
hazard-labelling.
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1 Renewable
raw materials
are not the
only important
consideration
when it comes to
sustainability —
consumer safety
is also a top
priority
2 One of the
key elements
in Jowat’s
sustainable
adhesives
portfolio is the
company’s use
of renewable raw
materials.
At the same time, low temperature
hotmelt adhesives can be used
at lower temperatures than their
conventional counterparts, which
reduces energy consumption. All
in all, Jowat’s green adhesives
represent an investment in environmental
and climate conservation,
which will continue to increase in
importance in the future.
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PROGRESS AND SOLIDARITY
Jowat’s focus is on a sustainability
strategy for the long term — not just
with regards to the composition and
use of its products, but also in terms
of establishing lasting working
relationships with its customers
in order to develop new solutions.
The company’s portfolio of green
adhesives is diverse, and it plans to
keep expanding it so that, together
with its partners, they can help to
make both the present and the future
more sustainable. P
This article was first published by Jowat
and is reproduced here with permission.
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