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New Bostik R&D center opens in France

Source:Ringier Nonwovens Release Date:2014-10-31 731
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€12-million facility will test and develop industrial, construction and consumer adhesives

ADHESIVES specialist Bostik inaugurated a new €12-million R&D facility in Venette, located near Paris, this month. The Bostik Smart Technology Center is the third research hub for adhesive materials for the company.

Bostik Smart Technology Center in Venette, France

The Bostik Smart Technology Center in Venette, France, has been built according to low energy consumption standards

“This world-class R&D centre – alongside its counterparts in Milwaukee in the United States, and Shanghai, China – strengthens our global research and development capacities,” said Bostik chairman and CEO Bernard Pinatel at the opening ceremony on October 3rd. “These centers are innovation-driven and focus on developing smart adhesives."

The 5,100-sqm center is located in an environment where innovation is stimulated by the joint presence of businesses, universities and the regional research cluster on bio-based chemicals, Mr. Pinatel also said.

Since 2011, 30% of new hires at the adhesives company has been in R&D. Three different types of research activity will take place at the center:

  • Upstream R&D to deepen knowledge of materials and develop new polymers for smart adhesives, especially in polyurethanes, polyesters and silyl-modified polymers.

  • Downstream R&D to develop innovative adhesives based, in particular, on two core Bostik technologies – hot melt adhesives and elastic adhesives made from reactive elastomers.

  • Pilot demonstrators designed to test the application of bonding solutions in full-scale simulations.

This research will enable Bostik to develop innovative solutions for the company's various markets — industrial, construction and consumer adhesives.
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