tackifying resins

Escorez™ resins for pressure-sensitive adhesive tapes

Clear box sealing tape being applied with a hand dispenser to seal a corrugated box shut

Used for both hot-melt and solvent-based technologies, Escorez™ tackifying resins increase the initial tack and long-term adhesion of pressure sensitive tapes. These modifiers are compatible with styrene butadiene rubbers, butyl rubber, styrenic block copolymers, polybutenes, low-density polyethylene and atactic polypropylene.

In hot-melt pressure sensitive adhesive applications, Escorez tackifiers contribute to:

Consumption of less raw material than in solvent- and water-based technology
Higher machine output
Energy savings
Low coating weights

Tape manufacturers use Escorez 1000 and 2000 tackifiers to achieve:

Strong hold even on difficult surfaces such as polyethylene
Thermal stability even in low temperatures
Light color and long-lasting clarity for good appearance
Consistent viscosity for increased production on automatic and semi-automatic box-closing machines

Common pressure sensitive products using Escorez tackifiers include:

Packaging tapes
Masking and paper tapes
Tapes for nonwoven applications
Double-sided tapes
Cloth and duct tapes
Heavy-duty and reinforced tapes
Electrical tapes
Other specialty tapes

Let us help you create the right formulation for a hot-melt pressure-ensitive adhesive and learn more about pressure-ensitive adhesive fundamentals . You may also want to read about hot-melt advantages for tape producers .

Circular chart showing an example of a PSA-SIS adhesive formulation by percentage for use in pressure sensitive tape applications

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Used for both hot-melt and solvent-based technologies, Escorez™ tackifying resins increase the initial tack and long-term adhesion of pressure sensitive tapes.