Adchem Announces Low VOC Foam-Bonding Adhesive Tapes for Woodbridge BioFoam™

RIVERHEAD, N.Y., July 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Adchem Corporation, a major supplier of adhesive tapes for the automotive and industrial markets, has issued a bonding study of adhesive tape systems for new environmentally friendly BioFoam™ plant-based polyurethane products by Woodbridge Foam Corporation.  The study of 20 adhesive tapes bonded to BioFoam™ products includes Adchem's new Low VOC transfer tape 6943.  The new Low VOC tape complies with the limits defined by the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare and agreed upon by the Japanese Automobile Manufacturers Association.

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The choice of Woodbridge environmentally friendly foams and Adchem Low VOC tapes will be valuable to converters and fabricators who are tasked with offering "green" alternatives.  Adchem's 6943 adhesive tape is a 3-mil acrylic transfer tape.  The product is available 54" wide with a lay-flat, moisture resistant, 74# Polycoated Kraft liner.

Adchem's double-coated, single-coated and unsupported adhesive tape systems coupled with its advanced engineering capabilities enables Adchem to develop high performance adhesive tapes for the most demanding applications.

About Adchem Corporation

Adchem, an ISO 9001 certified and A2LA accredited company, manufactures pressure-sensitive adhesive tape systems, including double-coated papers, films, tissues, foams and fabrics; transfer tapes; one-side coated products and other custom-coated specialty products.  Our 100% solids adhesives, solvent and water based acrylics and rubber adhesives are used in a variety of industries, including automotive, construction, electronics, graphic arts, medical, and general industrial tape applications.

About The Woodbridge Group

The Woodbridge Group® operates over 60 facilities in 21 countries, as the global leader in the development and production of polyurethane and expanded polypropylene products.  Woodbridge offers BioFoam™ products manufactured from renewable resources, to offer customers improved environmental performance in a wide range of products.  Woodbridge is proud to offer BioFoam™ plant-based polyurethane products, as a key component of its renewable resource strategy.  For more information, visit www.woodbridgegroup.com or contact: John Bell, Director of Global Marketing, The Woodbridge Group, 4240 Sherwoodtowne Boulevard, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada L4Z 2G6 Phone: 905-896-3626 Email: [email protected].  BioFaom™ and The Woodbridge Group® are registered trademarks which are either owned or used under license by Woodbridge Foam Corporation and are also denoted in bold type.

For additional information and samples, please contact Mr. Walter Polifka at Adchem Corporation, 1852 Old Country Road, Riverhead, NY 11901 Phone: (631) 727-6000 Fax: (631) 727-6010 or our website at www.adchem.com.

SOURCE Adchem Corporation