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KRATON LIQUID™ POLYMER/SOLID POLYMER HYBRID UV CURE ADHESIVES WITH STABLE PEEL STRENGTH

James R. Erickson, Global Technical Manager - KLP, KRATON Polymers LLC US, Houston, TX, USA
Juergen K. L. Schneider, Global Market Manager - KLP, KRATON Polymers GmbH, Eschbom, Germany
Larry M. Kegley, C.O.O., KMS s.a. of Nevis, West Indies

The PSA market for tapes and labels traditionally have been dominated by solvent-borne systems. KRATON™ Polymers were the first to develop a new altemative to those solvated systems with the introduction of polymeric materials that offered the opportunity to formulate 100% solids hot melt adhesives.