Adhesives made from orange peel

Adhesives are everywhere in everyday life—whether in cars, hygiene products, packaging, or furniture. Baby diapers are a good example of the high demand placed on adhesives: diapers must be kind to the skin while remaining stable when worn. Diapers consist of up to five layers held together by thin layers of adhesive.

Evonik’s product VESTOPLAST® is ideal for formulating high-quality hotmelt adhesives because it meets the demanding requirements of diaper production and is also low-odor and additive-free.

Evonik is now taking the next step with VESTOPLAST® eCO, which is ISCC PLUS certified and produced according to a mass balance process. Raw materials for VESTOPLAST® were previously fossil-based, but now VESTOPLAST® eCO uses raw materials produced from sustainable sources such as organic waste like orange peelings, nutshells, or cooking fat.