NOVOMER
Announcement of first commercial application of sustainable polyols / German industrial adhesives company to adopt for hot melt product
Germany’s Jowat (Detmold; www.jowat.de) has become the first entity to commercially adopt polypropylene carbonate (PPC) polyols from US-based sustainable materials producer Novomer (Waltham, Massachusetts; www.novomer.com). According to Novomer, the German supplier of industrial adhesives plans to use the polyols for use in polyurethane hot melt adhesives applications. The news comes just months after the East Coast company announced the PPC polyols had been developed and were ready for potential customers in CASE (coatings, adhesives, sealants and elastomers) applications – see Plasteurope.com of 28.05.2014.
“This is a significant milestone in the commercial development of our breakthrough technology and we expect to attract additional customers in CASE applications,” said Peter Shepard, chief business officer for the US company. He added that the high CO2 content stemming from Novomer's proprietary technology produces polyols with a calorific content which ranges from 40-50% lower than conventional polyether, polyester, and polycarbonate polyols, which is especially important in polyurethane applications that must meet strict flammability requirements.
Jowat’s managing director Klaus Kullmann said his company helped a customer improve the hydrolytic stability of its reactive hot melt without compromising green strength and productivity. “The polyols are unique materials and will help differentiate many more of our products in the future,” commented Kullmann, who is responsible for sales and marketing.
Novomer’s initial product offerings – 1,000 and 2,000 molecular weight grades – are currently manufactured at a multi-thousand tonne, commercial-scale toll facility in Houston, Texas. The management team says it continues to work closely with several major companies on new applications for various segments of the polyurethanes industry.
Founded in 1919, Jowat has two primary manufacturing sites in Germany as well as four subsidiary production locations in the US, Switzerland, Malaysia and Australia. With roughly 900 employees globally, the supplier of all adhesive groups produces more than 73,000 t/y of adhesives.
“This is a significant milestone in the commercial development of our breakthrough technology and we expect to attract additional customers in CASE applications,” said Peter Shepard, chief business officer for the US company. He added that the high CO2 content stemming from Novomer's proprietary technology produces polyols with a calorific content which ranges from 40-50% lower than conventional polyether, polyester, and polycarbonate polyols, which is especially important in polyurethane applications that must meet strict flammability requirements.
Jowat’s managing director Klaus Kullmann said his company helped a customer improve the hydrolytic stability of its reactive hot melt without compromising green strength and productivity. “The polyols are unique materials and will help differentiate many more of our products in the future,” commented Kullmann, who is responsible for sales and marketing.
Novomer’s initial product offerings – 1,000 and 2,000 molecular weight grades – are currently manufactured at a multi-thousand tonne, commercial-scale toll facility in Houston, Texas. The management team says it continues to work closely with several major companies on new applications for various segments of the polyurethanes industry.
Founded in 1919, Jowat has two primary manufacturing sites in Germany as well as four subsidiary production locations in the US, Switzerland, Malaysia and Australia. With roughly 900 employees globally, the supplier of all adhesive groups produces more than 73,000 t/y of adhesives.
06.11.2014 Plasteurope.com [229681-0]
Published on 06.11.2014