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Global adhesive supplier achieves UL yellow card certification with Bostik’s Born2Bond™ SIL-9605 for electrical applications in the whitegoods market.

Bostik, the adhesive solutions segment of Arkema, has received UL yellow card certification for SIL-9605, its 100% silicone solution designed to overcome certain limitations with traditional two-part, silicone adhesive sealants used in appliance assembly applications.

With UL yellow card certification, SIL-9605 meets certain industry standards for safety and performance in electrical applications. The testing determines safety and performance by assessing the products’ bond strength, heat resistance and substrate compatibility. Using SIL-9605 with UL yellow card certification in electrical applications can benefit a company by offering:

  • Risk mitigation: This product demonstrates a company’s commitment to product quality and safety while working to reduce injury risks or potential property changes.
  • Cost savings: By having a product with this certification, it can save valuable time and resources, because it is already proven to meet key performance and safety criteria for the adhesive component of the end-use product.
  • Increased accessibility: Using an adhesive with UL yellow card certification helps a company become one step closer to working with regional and international retailers and distributors that require products to have UL certification.

Part of Bostik’s Born2Bond™ engineering adhesive solutions, SIL-9605 offers:

  • Fast fixture time: SIL-9605 provides end-cure bond strength improvement when compared to certain industry standards by wetting out the surface better than standard silicone adhesive sealants.
  • Supply chain efficiencies: SIL-9605 eases logistical complexities to help ensure component availability and can accommodate be formulated with substitute raw materials substitution if needed.
  • Regulatory compliance: Along with UL yellow card certification, SIL-9605 is also REACH compatible, allowing for use across regions without chemical compliance concerns.

“Our Bostik team understands that manufacturers need adhesive and sealant solutions that are proven to provide high performance and safety, as this results in helping to improve their processing efficiencies as well,” said Christos Karadimas, Regional Engineering Adhesives Director at Bostik. “We are excited to show how the UL Yyellow Ccard certification will enable customers to use a fully-formulated, alternative adhesive sealant that eases complexities while maintaining performance levels to keep projects moving on schedule.”

 

Contact a Bostik expert to learn more about SIL-9605 and how it can improve manufacturing processes and bonding strength for assembly appliance applications.

About Bostik, an Arkema company

Bostik, the adhesive solutions division of Arkema, is a global player in specialty adhesives for the construction, consumer, and industrial markets which develops innovative and multifunctional sealing and bonding solutions that have been shaping our daily lives for over 130 years. With annual sales of 2.7 billion euros in 2023, a presence in more than 45 countries, and 7,000 employees, Bostik is committed to meeting the major ecological, energy and technological challenges through its innovations. It is focused on continuous improvement and operational excellence to meet the expectations of its customers and partners. www.bostik.com

About Arkema

Building on its unique set of expertise in materials science, Arkema offers a portfolio of first-class technologies to address ever-growing demand for new and sustainable materials. With the ambition to become in 2024 a pure player in Specialty Materials, the Group is structured into 3 complementary, resilient and highly innovative segments dedicated to Specialty Materials - Adhesive Solutions, Advanced Materials, and Coating Solutions - accounting for some 92% of Group sales in 2023, and a well-positioned and competitive Intermediates segment. Arkema offers cutting-edge technological solutions to meet the challenges of, among other things, new energies, access to water, recycling, urbanization and mobility, and fosters a permanent dialogue with all its stakeholders. The Group reported sales of around € 9.5 billion ($10.3 billion USD) in 2023, and operates in some 55 countries with 21,100 employees worldwide.

Born2Bond™ is a trademark of a member of the Arkema Group of Companies.

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