Arizona Chemical Launches SYLVAPACKTM RE 100 RC, a Natural-based Tackifier

Arizona Chemical is proud to announce the market launch of its new natural based tackifier for EVA packaging hotmelt adhesives, called SYLVAPACKTM RE 100 RC.

Following Arizona Chemicals drive to offer functionality to the adhesive through best-in-class tackifier technology, SYLVAPACKTM RE 100 RC exhibits significantly improved char performance of EVA hotmelts compared to C5/C9 tackifiers or conventional rosin ester tackifiers.

Adhesive related downtime in packaging operations is caused by oxidative degradation of the adhesive, in turn caused by oxidative degradation of the polymer as well as the tackifier in the adhesive system. SYLVAPACKTM RE 100 RC has been especially designed to be less susceptible to oxidation in the hotmelt unit relative to C5/C9 and conventional rosin ester tackifiers.

Comparison of EVA hot melts made with SYLVAPACKTM RE100 RC to those made with conventional rosin esters and hydrocarbon tackifiers, by oxidative DSC, color and viscosity change on aging, and rate of char formation during extended field trials all reveal that SYLVAPACKTM RE 100 RC provides a much more oxidatively stable product.

About Arizona Chemical

Arizona Chemical is a world leader of bio-refined products for the adhesives, roads and construction, tires, lubricants, fuel additives, mining and oleo chemicals markets. With more than 1,200 employees and state-of-the-art refineries in six countries on both sides of the Atlantic, Arizona Chemical provides sustainable raw materials to hundreds of companies and, in-turn, to millions of consumers all around the world. The company has headquarters offices in the U.S. in Jacksonville, Fla., and in the EU in Almere, the Netherlands.

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Source: Packaging Europe (www.packagingeurope.com)