Deliver Sustainable Packaging with Paper Bag Adhesives
Recyclable, Compostable Paper Bags with Kizen™ Hot Melt
Sustainable-Yet-Durable Bag Adhesives
Whether for traditional shopping bags or bulk food packaging, paper sacks are a growing preference for many environmentally conscious consumers. This is especially true as more consumers order to-go food and deliveries for groceries, pet food, and other bulk items. Some consumers even favor companies and merchants who choose to use paper over plastic bags for their products or materials. This shift toward sustainable consumer goods packaging is significantly impacting satisfaction and loyalty.
In addition to increased sustainability, converters like you also need to keep up with the demands of high-speed production lines and satisfy other packaging needs to get products to market quickly and safely. Choosing the right paper bag and sack adhesive can help you do just that. Key attributes to look for include:
- Clean application
- Rapid set time
- Enhanced bond performance
- Good environmental resistance (such as to heat, cold, or moisture)
- Increased end-of-life recyclability levels
- Food-safe and improves food protection
Why Choose Hot Melt for Paper Bags
Hot-melt adhesives are a popular choice for these paper-based products for several reasons. This is because hot-melts:
- Are easy to apply in a molten state and cool quickly
- Are free of both water and solvents once the glue sets, making them especially valued near food and pharmaceuticals
- Bond well with materials that are traditionally challenging to adhere
This includes, for example, excellent bonding with highly recycled materials and substrates with certain surface treatments.
Key Features of Kizen Hot Melts
Choosing the right adhesives can help you overcome many of today’s production challenges. Based on hot-melt technology, Bostik’s Kizen® adhesives offer advantages in key areas of concern to manufacturers and converters like you.
Kizen Offers Efficiency and Peace of Mind
- High adhesive performance for the manufacture of reliable products
- Suitable for use on the most challenging, renewable, or sustainable materials
- Excellent processability and bond performance enabling low waste
- Low adhesive consumption with proven high add-on savings
- High safety standard certifications supporting the most demanding of regulations
- Excellent compatibility with equipment and substrates for simple conversion
- Tack-free package or pellet options enabling automated loading of melt tanks for safety and efficiency
Sustainability Benefits of Kizen
- Low application temperature and low consumption enable energy reductions
- Renewable and compostable formulations support you and your consumer’s sustainable ambitions
- Formulations meet paper recycling guidelines in the United States and European Union
Bostik’s proprietary high performance hot-melt adhesive technology empowers manufacturers to deliver products to enhance the lives of humans around the world.
Contact Bostik today to talk more about Kizen adhesives for paper bags and sacks, and to obtain technical information or samples.
