Hot melt adhesives - Import export

Starch also known as amylum, is an important food product and biomaterial used world-wide for different purposes Starch is a tasteless, fluffy white powder that is insoluble in cold water, alcohol Starch is a polysaccharide made up of 1,4 linkages between glucose monomers The chemical formula of the starch molecule is (C6H10O5)n Uses: Food Industry Adhesives (hot-melt glues, stamps, bookbinding, envelopes labels, wood adhesives, laminations, automotive) Paper Industry (paper sacks, paper coating, disposable diapers, feminine products) Construction Industry (concrete block binder asbestos, clay/limestone binder, fire-resistant wallboard, gypsum board binder, paint filler) Textiles Industry (warp sizing, fabric finishing) printing Cosmetic and Pharmaceutical Industry Mining Industry oil well drilling muds biodegradable plastic film leather finishing CAS Number 9005-25-8 Molar mass Variable Density Variable

Matco has a cooperation agreement for the Benelux and Germany with Hainaut Plast Industry, located in Cambrai (France). This company manufactures PVB out of windscreens and safety glass. Start: January 2016 Capacity: 15,000T/year post-consumer PVB with a 99.5% purity Type: pellets The pellets can also be grounded to powder (200µm) or be turned into liquid. The post-consumer PVB can be used as such (extrusion) or as a cost-reducing product to replace PP, PE, HDPE, PVC, PA, etc., it can be used in extrusion, thermo-forming and injection moulding. PVB applications: - Elastomers - Impact modifier - PVC compound - Textile binder - Hot melt - Coatings - Adhesives