About Ingevity

Ingevity, established in 1964 and headquartered in North Charleston, South Carolina, is a global manufacturer of specialty chemicals and high-value carbon materials. The company provides innovative solutions that enhance the performance and safety of various products, making significant contributions to multiple industries, including adhesives. Ingevity is renowned for its expertise in performance-driven additives, consistently delivering solutions that enhance adhesive formulations with ingredients like polyols, tackifiers, triols, dispersing agents, lactides, polyesters, polyurethanes, and diols. Their advanced technologies improve the strength, flexibility, and durability of adhesive products, setting new standards for quality and sustainability across various applications, from industrial to consumer goods.

Capa® 3022

Low viscosity standard grade polyol derived from caprolactone monomer. Possesses low viscosity, low impurities and shows consistent crystallization. Exhibits outstanding flexibility even at low temperatures, excellent strength and abrasion resistance and a controlled and consistent open time. Provides strong adhesion on difficult and sensitive substrates including leather and shows a lasting outdoor performance for polyurethane materials. It is non-toxic and biodegradable. Shows a fast wetting process and benefits in durable joints even in humid environments. Recommended for use in waterborne, solvent-based and hot-melt polyurethane adhesives. Applications in the automotive and footwear industries, as well as a range of other areas.

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WestRez® 5230

WestRez® 5230 by Ingevity is a maleated glycerol ester resin. It acts as tackifier. It is present in a consistent bead, low-dust pastille form. It provides better specific adhesion, wet out, and improved flow ability. It possesses better overall tack and adhesion as compared to other hydrocarbon resins. It has antioxidants to improve color and oxidative stability and higher acid value and higher heat resistance. WestRez® 5230 offers increased compatibility with adhesive polymers and better adhesive performance and has applications in specialty packaging.

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Altatac® ECO 100

Altatac® ECO 100 by Ingevity is tackifier formulated from renewable raw materials. It provides improved environmental footprint. Altatac® ECO 100 is recommended for use in pressure sensitive adhesive tapes and labels and rigid packaging.

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