In a unique and successful collaboration across the value chain, Bostik, Dow, and Nordson are now offering a new adhesive solution for end-of-line packaging that is helping reduce pressure on fossil resources. It is designed for recyclable paper/cardboard packing of Fast-Moving Consumer Goods.

The newly launched Kizen™ LIME is an innovative and proprietary formulation made with a minimum of 80% renewable ingredients (with a combination of biobased materials certified by EN 16640:2017 and bio-circular materials certified by ISCC PLUS). Kizen LIME also provides high performances in mileage, adhesion and energy savings.

Bostik reports that AFFINITY™ RE from Dow has been instrumental in enabling Kizen LIME to reach almost 100% carbon footprint avoidance when including biogenic carbon uptake, owing to an attractive by-product from the food industry.

Applied at low temperature with the ProBlue™ Flex Melters from Nordson, Kizen LIME reportedly provides additional significant energy and costs savings compared to other adhesives, in particular conventional fully fossil-based adhesives used with former melter generations. Nordson Adhesive Dispensing Systems are known for their ultra-precise dispensing accuracy, reliability and efficiency, making them essential for automatic packaging lines. Key products include the ProBlue Flex Melter and MiniBlue II Slim Applicators, both of which are engineered for longevity, they reduce downtime and maintenance costs. Customers who integrate advanced Nordson technologies into their packaging line increase their efficiency and support their sustainability goals to reduce environmental impacts.

Kizen packaging products are hotmelts with 100% solid content and free of both solvent and water. They are designed to provide a tamper-evident sealing by fiber tearing of cardboard packaging. The consumer gets the confirmation, by the seal, that the packaging has not been opened since it was closed at the brand owner’s plant.

Kizen fulfills the most demanding requirements of Fast-Moving Consumer Goods for adhesives. It can contribute to lowering carbon footprint of customers, while still complying with the most advanced safety standards and best in class efficiency for brand owners and industrial partners.

"At Bostik we have a unique innovative model in the adhesive industry focusing on sustainability improvements. We are part of a specialty material group, Arkema, who committed to a more sustainable future with near-term, SBTI-approved targets and communicated its ambition to reach towards Net Zero by 2050, meaning -90% GHG emissions for scope 1, 2 and 3. Kizen LIME represents an important milestone providing both high technical and sustainable performances to our Customers," said Pascal Peroni, global strategic marketing director at Bostik.

"At Dow, we have set a target to transform plastic waste and other forms of alternative feedstocks into three million metric tons of circular and renewable solutions annually by 2030. To do this, Dow is building material ecosystems to collect, reuse or recycle waste and expand its portfolio to meet rapidly growing demand. It is collaborations like these and the whole value chain coming together which will enable this transition. We are proud to collaborate with Bostik with our AFFINITY RE portfolio of products, to support their decarbonization journey," said Imran Munshi, global marketing leader at Dow.

"At Nordson, we are delighted to be collaborating with Bostik to achieve best results and promote innovation. Throughout Nordson’s history, we have leveraged our world-class ingenuity to develop products that help customers reduce their environmental footprint by improving yields, maximizing efficiency, and enabling the use of eco-friendly materials. Together with Bostik, we are able to deliver outstanding solutions that meet the evolving needs of our customers while maintaining the highest standards of quality and performance," said Alexander Wilhelm, business development manager at Nordson Packaging.

Learn more about Bostik at www.bostik.com. Additional information about Dow is available at www.dow.com. Learn more about Nordson at www.nordson.com.