The EcoStix® family of novel waterborne pressure sensitive adhesives (PSAs) incorporates our patented EcoMer® technology. They are "smart" adhesives whose adhesive properties are designed to turn off in response to specific external conditions.

For example, our EcoStix 31401W product is a specially designed grade of PSA that provides label removability under customer-specific requirements. The functional groups on the EcoMer sugar macromer within the EcoStix PSA product are designed to respond to the customer's label removal conditions, such as wash-off labels designed to be removed at 50°C.

Our repulpable pressure sensitive adhesives are designed to solve the paper recycling industry's stickies problem. The adhesive properties of EcoStix PSAs are turned off during the paper recycling process, thus guaranteeing complete removal from the process stream.

Why Use EcoStix?

EcoStix adhesive products exhibit performance required by industrial customers, while providing environmentally friendly attributes demanded by governments, regulators and consumers. They are similar in appearance and price to conventional acrylic PSAs. They are designed to provide a "drop in" solution to both narrow and wide web coaters' product needs. The copolymer structure can be altered to provide a wide range of pressure sensitive sugar-acrylic copolymers, with a performance window broader than seen in most competitive acrylic systems.

Product Attributes

EcoStix products are designed for a wide range of paper label, stamp, film and specialty applications.

EcoStix products also have the added features of true repulpability for paper recycling, low VOCs, and biobased content all of which provide an improved environmental footprint. Finally, their ease of use, ease of clean up and low internal grit can result in operational savings arising from reduced scrap, reduced down time and extended filter life.

EcoStix Product Advantages

Advantages of these new biosynthetic hybrid polymers include a broad spectrum of performance, removability of labels, true repulpability for paper recycling, low levels of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and biobased content. These new biosynthetic hybrid polymers can replace potentially damaging and non-renewable PSA petrochemicals in many formulations and applications.

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