Hot Melt Adhesives

Eastman manufactures a variety of products for hot melt adhesives. Available with a variety of processing characteristics, properties can include low odor, good solubility, and excellent heat stability. These products also exhibit good tackifying characteristics and broad compatibility with numerous elastomers, polymers, and other resins. Many of the resins meet FDA regulations, and manufacturers can select specific products to meet processing requirements.

Physical properties comparison

Product Group	Brand Name	Benefits	Compare
Amorphous Polyolefin	Eastoflex™	Low odor, broad range of compatibility with a variety of elastomers, polymers, and tackifying resins
Hydrocarbon Resin	Picco™	Recommended when excellent acid and moisture resistance combined with outstanding pigment wetting is vital
Hydrocarbon Resin	Piccotac™	Compatible with natural and synthetic rubbers, EVA copolymers, block copolymers, polyethylene and waxes
Hydrogenated Hydrocarbon Resin	Eastotac™	Light to water-clear color, excellent color stability, broad compatibility with numerous elastomers, polymers, and other resins
Hydrogenated Hydrocarbon Resin	Regalite™	Water-white initial color, direct food contact FDA clearance for some grades, excellent thermal stability, broad compatibility
Hydrogenated Pure Monomer Resin	Regalrez™	Superior clarity, low color, thermal stability, oxidative stability, UV stability, wide compatibility
Pure Monomer Resin	Endex™	Increasing cohesive strength and high temperature resistance of hot melt adhesives. Compatible with all types of styrene-containing polymers
	Kristalex™	Water-white initial color, excellent color stability, wide product range, compatibility with a wide range of alkyd resins, plastics, styrene-containing elastomers, waxes and high vinyl acetate content EVA
	Piccolastic™	Low initial color, wide softening point range, non-tacky until melted
	Piccotex™	Water-white initial color, direct food contact FDA clearance for some grades, excellent thermal stability, broad compatibility
	Plastolyn™	Water-white initial color, excellent thermal stability, wide range of softening points, high cohesion
Rosin Resin	Abalyn™	Excellent compatibility with almost all polymers, tacky, high viscous
	Abitol™	Excellent color, low odor, good tack and adhesion, wide range of compatibility and solvency, resistance to oxidation, reactive hydroxyl group
	Cellolyn™	Recommended when a high degree of tack without excessive decrease in bond strength is desired
	Dresinate™	Recommended for a wide variety of emulsifiers based on rosin soap
	Dymerex™	Recommended to improve adhesion with less cohesion loss
	Foral™	Inherent oxidation resistance, color stability, tack retention, good aging characteristics
	Foralyn™	Light color and color stability, good oxidation resistance, good aging characteristics
	Metalyn™	Recommended when excellent compatibility is required
	Pentalyn™	Compatibility with a variety of materials, including natural and synthetic elastomers, thermoplastics, cellulose derivatives and waxes
	Permalyn™	Excellent gloss and pigment-wetting properties, compatible with many materials, including natural and synthetic elastomers, polymer and copolymer thermoplastics, cellulose derivatives as well as natural and hydrocarbon waxes
	Poly-Pale™	Recommended in applications requiring no crystallization
	Staybelite-E™	Inherent oxidation resistance, color stability, tack retention, good aging characteristics
Tall Oil and Fatty Acid Derivative	Pamolyn™	Recommended in applications where low odor combined with excellent color stability is important
Water-Dispersible Polymer	Eastman AQ™	Water dispersible, low color, thermal stability, compatible with rosin resins, aromatic hydrocarbon resins and benzoate plasticizers