Hygiene and Nonwovens
Demand for nonwoven, high-performance hygiene adhesives continues to increase as the need for disposable hygiene products, such as baby diapers, training pants, feminine protection, and adult incontinence products, grows across the globe. Even though adhesives are only a small part of the total materials used in disposable absorbent products, they play a fundamental role in delivering the enhanced functionality required to meet the changing demands of consumers.
Disposable Hygiene Products and Product Innovation in the Market
Over the past couple years, consumers have been concerned about trace chemicals, called substances of interest (SOI) in the products they buy. At H.B. Fuller, we are committed to bringing safe products to consumers and building a better future for our planet. Click here to learn more about SOIs in disposable hygiene products.
H.B. Fuller is a leading global adhesives provider and offers state-of-the-art hygiene solutions for all of your disposable hygiene product needs.
Hygiene Solutions and Product Innovation in the Market
Today, the hygiene industry is driven by product innovation designed to reduce waste, improve absorption, and allow for thinner cores and greater comfort. Additionally, the development of nonwoven adhesives, and their role in the transformation of hygiene solutions and products cannot be underestimated. With more raw materials to choose from, more processing variables, more application techniques, and greater collaboration between manufacturers and suppliers, adhesives are at the very core of hygiene innovation.
At H.B. Fuller, we recognize the power of having a partner with problem-solving power and global research and development capabilities. We are that partner. We deliver the solutions that enable the product designs your customers want, as well as the end-to-end support your business needs. Whether you are manufacturing baby and infant care products, feminine care products, adult care products, or specialty absorbent products, you can rely on H.B. Fuller for all of your hygiene solution needs.
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Construction
H.B. Fuller is at the forefront of nonwoven hygiene construction adhesive technology. Our Full-Care® 5000 family of products has a wide variety of industry proven construction adhesives, whether it be rubber based or olefin based technology, that provide optimized performance and supply assurance. The levels of bond strength in these hygiene construction adhesives achieved across a wide variety of materials enables customers to easily manage material substitutions, gaining increased production flexibility and material cost savings.
Key Benefits
- High performance bonding at low add-on levels
- Enhanced security of supply with our olefin based nonwoven hygiene construction adhesive product lines
- Delivers proven performance, even under elevated ambient temperatures
- Excellent thermal stability, delivering low color and low odor
Product Optimization
- Delivers production flexibility and can be successfully applied with all types of slot, nozzle and spray applications
- Clean adhesive application with no “angel hairs”, resulting in minimal machine interventions to maximize production efficiencies
- Tolerant to variations in application settings while maintaining performance on final product
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Elastic Attachment
Our Full-Care® 8000 family of premium elastic attachment adhesives provides state-of-the-art performance to deliver the ultimate creep resistance at the lowest coat weights. Developed with an optimized balance of high adhesion and cohesion, these elastic attachment products will also provide strong bonds for areas where high shear resistance is needed. We deliver solutions that enable the product designs your customers want, as well as address your performance, efficiency and profitability requirements. Whether you are manufacturing baby and infant care products or adult care products, you can rely on H.B. Fuller for your hygiene solution needs.
Key Benefits
- Exceptionally high creep resistance maintained across very low add-on levels
- Reliable and immediate fixation of the elastic strand
- Maintains superior creep resistance in long open time conditions
- High shear resistance for ear, tab, or insert attachment applications
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Positioning
H.B. Fuller offers a full line of premium positioning adhesives with industry proven performance. Full-Care® 6000 positioning adhesives series for nonwoven hygiene can be applied across a variety of back-sheets, as well as the release material or directly to the back sheet. Consumers will be confident in the end product performance, eliminating the risk of complaints.
Key Benefits
- Excellent anchorage to a wide variety of back-sheet materials
- Reliable positioning adhesive performance maintained across a wide variety of garment textiles and over time
- Performance levels are achieved immediately and remain stable even after long-term storage
- Potential to eliminate staining on breathable PE or siliconized release materials
Production Optimization
- Delivers production flexibility and positioning adhesive can be successfully applied via transfer or direct applications, such as slot and spray
- Clean adhesive application resulting in minimal machine interventions to maximize production efficiencies
- Low coat weights can be achieved with no impact on performance
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Specialty Adhesives
H.B. Fuller’s line of specialty adhesives includes a wide variety of products, developed by experts, who provide top-notch performance in very specific and demanding applications. These include wetness indication, stretchable laminates, and high-stress applications, such as tab attachment. This range of adhesives offers different features.
For instance, our wetness indicator products offer high humidity resistance and a low odor and virtually eliminate premature wetness indicator color change. A fast, dark blue color indication happens immediately in response to urine and is a definitive visual change that lasts.
Our specialty elastic attachment adhesives bring creep and shear levels above industry standards, to ensure a perfect fit in disposable articles, as well as lamination adhesives that guarantee a strong bond.
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Specialty Core
H.B. Fuller’s specialty core adhesives increase the performance of ultra thin cores in consumer hygienic products. The Full-Care® 7000 series has technology with delayed crystallization that provides a long, controllable open time to facilitate deep penetration of the adhesive into the core. This deep penetration, combined with high green strength, ensures excellent mechanical anchorage and wet strength, enabling cellulose reduction.
Key Benefits
- Our core adhesive technology delivers enhanced core integrity when wet and eliminates the risk of fractured and separated pads which can lead to leakage
- The Full-Care® 7000 series of specialty core adhesives provides the opportunity to reduce the amount of fluff to produce thinner cores while maintaining core stability
- The Full-Care® 7000 delivers optimal performance when sprayed directly onto the core, but can also be applied to the poly back sheet or core wrap material
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Sustainable Hygiene Solutions
Around the world, consumers of disposable hygiene products are seeking out more sustainable products. Click here to learn about our Sustainable Hygiene Solutions.
