3 Reasons To Use Single Side Adhesives-
PUR in footwear manufacturing industry

Henkel brought its industry-leading apparel adhesive solutions to the 16th Shenzhen International Brand Underwear Fair (SIUF) between April 19 and 21, 2021.

Rising labor costs and advances in green production are the main challenges in the sports and fashion manufacturing industries. When you work with Henkel, you can leverage our global network, technical know-how, and innovation capabilities to solve them. With the largest range of adhesives and specific process know-how, we're able to support your manufacturing process, no matter your challenge.

Introduced in the 1990s in footwear industry, Polyurethane Reactive Hotmelt Adhesive, so called PUR or PURHM, to react with moisture in the air and creates strong crosslinks, which enable them to deliver excellent bonding characteristics and durability. In adhesive technologies, PUR hotmelt is the popular solution for bonding applications relating to packaging and woodworking. 

Vietnam’s emergence as a leading manufacturer is a trend that companies in industry can no longer ignore. Competitive labor cost, skilled labor, growing production and logistic infrastructure, together with the political stability are key momentum supporting for factories in Vietnam, not only in textile, footwear industry but also in bag manufacturing.

On top of that, Henkel understands that for a customer wearing a bag, it’s not just a bag – it’s also a statement. In Henkel, we have been cooperating with leading global luxury bag manufacturers to upgrade the manufacturing process with full innovative and tailor-made adhesive solutions.

We offer a diverse technology portfolio including water-based adhesives, toluene-free adhesives, cyanoacrylates & hotmelt to meet drastic changes in fashion trends as well as increasing productivity in bag manufacturers.