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Good-natured in processing and with modest application amounts: The new IMO-certified Jowapur® prepolymer adhesives.

The new 1-component PUR prepolymer adhesives from the Jowapur®-series for industrial applications are reliable, versatile and cost-efficient. Also certified according to the regulations of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) 2010 FTPC part 5 and part 2 for interior finishing operations in vessels for commercial shipping.

Detmold. 28th November 2014.- All 1-component PUR prepolymer adhesives are free of formaldehyde, which means when fully cured they are not classifiable as health risks. The new adhesives can be processed with very high yields, thereby making manufacturing economical. Comparatively low grammages are sufficient to reach the required levels of compound strength. These reactive, one-component adhesives do not need any additional investments in respective mixing units. Mixing times, expenses for cleaning and disposal - which would be necessary for instance when processing two-component products – do not apply. The processor will find that they are good-natured, foam very little, and that the machinery requires only limited cleaning. This facilitates a reliable, efficient and safe manufacture with Jowapur® prepolymer adhesives, even when the production operates at high-speed.

The new 1-component PUR prepolymer adhesives were certified in June 2014 and have already been introduced at the first customers, with excellent feedback. All products can be purchased also from retailers in the standard packaging units.

The comprehensive Jowat portfolio of adhesives certified according to IMO provides a safe and efficient bonding solution for all applications in shipbuilding interiors, with the tried and proven, as well as with the new Jowapur® products. The product range is completed by certified reactive PUR hot melt adhesives from the group of Jowatherm-Reaktant® and water-based Jowacoll® dispersion adhesives.