Bostik expands HMPSA capacity at India plant
July 27, 2015 - India
Bostik, a subsidiary of Arkema has expanded production capacity for hot melt pressure sensitive adhesives (HMPSA) at its Bangalore plant in India in order to serve the disposable hygiene market.
“The development will particularly enhance Bostik’s ability to serve customers in the disposable hygiene sector,” it said in a press release.
Working with global manufacturers of baby diapers, feminine hygiene and adult incontinence products, Bostik supplies solutions for applications including, elastic attachment, wetness indication and stretch.
A cross-regional approach was adopted to design the plant with engineering and operations expertise from other Bostik HMPSA production sites.
The new unit boasts state-of-the-art equipment and will employ the latest manufacturing techniques to ensure the highest levels of safety, quality and efficiency.
Its features include a fully automated packing operation ensuring the quality and efficiency required by customers in the disposable hygiene sector.
Bostik has been active in India since 2001 and manufactures a range of adhesives and related products for the industrial manufacturing and construction markets.
The new plant in India represents the latest milestone in the Bostik group’s international expansion following recent plant openings in China, Malaysia and Brazil.
Bostik’s senior vice president of Asia, Jeffrey Merkt, said “We are pleased to continue Bostik’s expansion in fast-growing economies with the extension of our facilities in Bangalore, India.”
“Development in high growth geographic markets remains one of the central components of Bostik’s future growth strategy,” he added.
“This new facility will ensure we maintain our close ties with customers in India while meeting the growing demands of this important market,” Merkt observed.
Bostik is a leading global adhesive specialist in industrial manufacturing, construction and consumer markets.
For more than a century, it has been developing innovative adhesive solutions that are smarter and more adaptive to the forces that shape daily lives.
With 2014 sales of €1.5 billion, the company employs 4,900 people and has a presence in more than 50 countries. (AR)
“The development will particularly enhance Bostik’s ability to serve customers in the disposable hygiene sector,” it said in a press release.
Working with global manufacturers of baby diapers, feminine hygiene and adult incontinence products, Bostik supplies solutions for applications including, elastic attachment, wetness indication and stretch.
A cross-regional approach was adopted to design the plant with engineering and operations expertise from other Bostik HMPSA production sites.
The new unit boasts state-of-the-art equipment and will employ the latest manufacturing techniques to ensure the highest levels of safety, quality and efficiency.
Its features include a fully automated packing operation ensuring the quality and efficiency required by customers in the disposable hygiene sector.
Bostik has been active in India since 2001 and manufactures a range of adhesives and related products for the industrial manufacturing and construction markets.
The new plant in India represents the latest milestone in the Bostik group’s international expansion following recent plant openings in China, Malaysia and Brazil.
Bostik’s senior vice president of Asia, Jeffrey Merkt, said “We are pleased to continue Bostik’s expansion in fast-growing economies with the extension of our facilities in Bangalore, India.”
“Development in high growth geographic markets remains one of the central components of Bostik’s future growth strategy,” he added.
“This new facility will ensure we maintain our close ties with customers in India while meeting the growing demands of this important market,” Merkt observed.
Bostik is a leading global adhesive specialist in industrial manufacturing, construction and consumer markets.
For more than a century, it has been developing innovative adhesive solutions that are smarter and more adaptive to the forces that shape daily lives.
With 2014 sales of €1.5 billion, the company employs 4,900 people and has a presence in more than 50 countries. (AR)