Adhesives Support Performance and Integrity in Baby Diapers and More
Your Absorbent Hygiene Experts on Adhesives, Market Trends, and Technologies
Adhesive Applications for Baby Care
There are four primary types of baby pant and diaper adhesives commonly used in the industry today. Each plays a role in delivering a comfortable, leak-free experience.
- Construction. Cost-efficient and adaptable, Bostik’s construction adhesives let you switch between substrate materials and product designs. Plus, they enable you to keep up a demanding production pace because they do not limit your line speed. An optimum balance of cost and performance makes your work easier and more efficient. Our adhesives are also formulated to offer minimal bleed-through, less blocking, and lower odor.
- Elastic attachment. Precision flex-and-return helps your elastic strands provide a comfortable fit and prevent leakage. Shear and stress performance support consistent performance every time. Compatibility with a wide range of materials, substrates, and processes give you greater design flexibility when you need it.
- Core. Conquer the challenges of producing thinner diapers or incorporating the latest core designs. Bostik adhesives are proven to maintain core performance for better comfort and reliability, as well as stabilize super absorbent polymer (SAP) when needed. They are also compatible with all application methods and flexible enough to adhere to an expanded variety of substrates. Specific formulations support the distinctive needs of channel and pre-compound core construction.
- Wetness indicator. A clear, timely, and reliable color change helps to keep baby’s skin dry and healthy. Our hot-melt wetness indicators offer excellent processability. They also perform well with intermittent pattern control, placing the adhesive exactly—and only—where you want it. An excellent choice for enhancing both user experience and your own production efficiency.
Satisfying Consumer Preferences
The baby care market, currently worth more than USD 13 Billion1 in the United States alone, is expanding worldwide. Despite the declining birth rate in a number of mature regions, the baby care segment remains a reliable market for absorbent hygiene manufacturers.
Emerging technologies, coupled with evolving consumer preferences, are fostering innovation in numerous ways. Among those we are tracking are:
- Thinner profiles
- More responsive wetness indicators
- Pant-style diapers
- Perfume-free (and odor-free) options
- Alternative core designs
Many of these advancements and enhancements require the support of specific application adhesives to ensure products meet their desired performance and integrity goals.
How Adhesives Support Sustainability
At Bostik, we know that our decisions impact your ability to become more sustainable. After examining this impact carefully, we’ve come to a surprisingly simple conclusion: The sustainable adhesive is one that enables and empowers the creation of sustainable disposable hygiene products. In particular, we believe a sustainable adhesive should:
- Be manufactured responsibly
- Result from open dialogue throughout the supply chain, as well as allied suppliers and other stakeholders
- Provide value through innovation by helping our customers meet their own sustainability goals through:
- Compatibility with thinner, more sustainable substrates
- Reduced raw material usage (including lower adhesive add-on)
- Decreased energy consumption in the manufacturing process
- More efficient production and less waste
- Supporting better end-of-life options such as recycling and composting
The Bostik Advantage
Bostik understands the absorbent hygiene industry and the needs of disposable diaper manufacturers like you. Whether you are looking to enhance current designs or add new products to meet the latest consumer needs, our experts are here to help.
1 https://www.futuremarketinsights.com/reports/united-states-baby-diaper-market
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