Henkel's 'Dragon Factory' in Shanghai Produces New PUR Hot Melt Adhesive Reactor

On July 31, the new PUR hot melt adhesive reactor at Henkel's "Dragon Factory" in Shanghai officially began production, marking a new milestone for the world's largest adhesive factory.

As society progresses and people's living standards improve, our requirements for living conditions have also increased. In the field of laminate furniture, the glue used for flat pasting and edging has gradually evolved towards more environmentally friendly, aesthetically pleasing, and weather-resistant products. Among them, PUR (moisture-reactive polyurethane hot melt adhesive) has been favored by the market, with annual market demand maintaining double-digit growth. To meet the growing needs of customers, Henkel has not only committed to continue investing in the Chinese market, but has also further expanded the production capacity of the Shanghai Dragon Factory.

It is worth noting that the new PUR hot melt adhesive reactor invested by Henkel at the Shanghai Dragon Factory will be put into production this year. It adopts leading German technology, making it a masterpiece in terms of intelligent control, process flow, and mixing capacity, surpassing domestic counterparts. With the launch of the new reactor, Henkel's total production capacity of PUR hot melt adhesive has been further increased, bringing innovative products with higher cost-effectiveness and stability to the Chinese and even the entire Asian market.

It is understood that Henkel's "Dragon Factory," the world's largest adhesive factory, was completed in Shanghai in 2013. The factory's products mainly cover automobile manufacturing and various consumer goods, with an expected annual production capacity of 428,000 tons and an investment of over 400 million yuan.

PUR hot melt adhesive is mainly used in the fields of furniture and building materials bonding. In May 2022, Henkel upgraded its PUR hot melt adhesive solutions for flat pasting and wrapping, launching the outstanding series of flat pasting adhesive TECHNOMELT PUR 4506 and the newly upgraded wrapping adhesive TECHNOMELT PUR 4916. This fully satisfies the needs of furniture and building material customers in terms of bonding performance, environmental sustainability, and quality improvement, demonstrating Henkel's strength in empowering green home production and creating a new era of green home "sticking."