Hot Melt Adhesive Base Polymer Comparator

Hot Melt Adhesive Base Polymer Comparator

Compare the five base polymers we run. Role descriptions are quoted from a neutral trade association, not written by our marketing team.

Read this first. A polymer does not have a “heat resistance” on its own — the bond does. Use this to shortlist a family, then qualify it on your substrate.

What matters most on this job?

Base polymer Association-published role Forms we run it in
Ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA)“Base polymer frequently used for standard applications”Film · powder · granules
Polyolefin (PO)“Permitted for higher thermal stability”Film · granules
Polyamide (PA)“Higher thermal stability”Film · web · powder · granules
Polyester (PES)“Improved adhesion spectrum and long open time”Film · web · powder · granules
Polyurethane (TPU)“Most reactive system with high thermal stability and moisture resistance”Film · powder · granules

Role text quoted verbatim from Industrieverband Klebstoffe e.V., TKH Technical Briefing Note 4: Hot Melt Adhesives, Table 1. The association designates polyurethane (PUR) as the most reactive system; our line is thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU), a related but distinct designation. Our grades span 85–260 °C in application temperature — each individual grade sits somewhere inside that envelope.

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