Sika, a leading provider of textile adhesive solutions for global textile lamination industry, will exhibit at Techtextil trade fair for technical textiles and nonwovens that takes place from 4-7 May in Frankfurt, Germany.

Sika’s wide range of soft lamination adhesives provides various solutions for sportswear, protective wear and industrial applications from flooring to roofing.

“Excellent adhesives are one key to our customers success, but with solutions we also mean providing technical services and developments to keep our customers at the front of their market,” explained Francois Bauduin, Marketfield Manager at Sika.

Product debut

SikaMelt-9607 is new and versatile polyurethane based reactive hot melt adhesive with outstanding performance for breathable membranes bonding, the company reports.

With an excellent initial strength profile to suit manufacturing needs and cross-linking to form a durable elastomer in the laminated textile, it is said to provide the best of both worlds.

SikaMelt-9607 is manufactured in accordance with ISO 9001 / 14001 quality assurance system and the responsible care programme.

Specialty chemicals company

Sika is a specialty chemicals company with a leading position in the development and production of systems and products for bonding, sealing, damping, reinforcing and protecting in the building sector and the motor vehicle industry.

Sika has subsidiaries in 90 countries around the world and manufactures in over 160 factories. Its approximately 17,000 employees generated annual sales of CHF 5.6 billion in 2014.

www.sika.com