IFF’s Industrial Solutions team supports its customers around the globe to develop, optimize and manufacture robust adhesive solutions.
Our METHOCEL™ cellulose ether polymers and POLYOX™ water-soluble resins offer unique properties and outstanding adhesive functionality. For a typical adhesive application, like paper converting, our polymer solutions deliver desired adhesive properties. However, they can be used to enhance the functionality of other adhesives too. METHOCEL™ and POLYOX™ also act as thickening agents for adhesive compounds, helping them to reach the required viscosity.
- Numerous polymer options to adapt adhesives to production equipment and finished product requirements
- Customizable viscosity and wet tack, allowing for faster machine speeds
- Robust, proven-to-perform formulations with high consumer acceptance
- BfR / FDA food contact compliance
- Global footprint
*Strong affinity with polar compounds such as phenolic polymers, mineral acids, halogens, urea, lignin sulfonic acids, lignosulfonates and poly (carboxylic) acids
POLYOX™ Product Features | Functional Benefits |
|---|---|
Water solubility | Excellent adhesion to paper and other substrates Wet tack |
Customizable viscosity | Reach viscosity target (broad product range) Stable viscosity |
Strong hydrogen bonding | Ability to form novel complexes* Excellent adhesion in wood glue formulations |
- Paper converting
- Wallpaper pastes
- Billboard adhesives
- Pressure sensitive adhesives (PSAs)
- Label adhesives
- Associative complexes
- Ceramics
Product recommendations
Application | Recommended Product | Usage Level % |
|---|---|---|
Wood and paper glues | POLYOX™ METHOCEL™ A4M* METHOCEL™ K4M | Grade dependent 2.5 – 5.0 |
Paper tail-tie and pick-up adhesives | POLYOX™ METHOCEL™ F4M METHOCEL™ K15M 1.0 – 2.5 | Grade dependent 1.0 – 4.0 |
Associative complexes | POLYOX™ WSR-301 | 1.0 – 1.5 |
Learn more about how we can support your industrial application.
