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Soyad® Adhesive Systems:  The Natural Choice for Today's Interior Wood Products

By combining proprietary resin chemistry with a natural, renewable resource, Soyad® adhesives provide a cost-competitive, environmentally-friendly alternative for today’s demanding interior wood products market.  Based on soy flour and containing absolutely no formaldehyde, Soyad® adhesives are quickly becoming the system of choice for industry leading manufacturers who want to stay ahead of regulations and help improve the quality of indoor air for their workers and customers.

Designed for the manufacture of decorative plywood, particleboard, MDF, and engineered wood flooring, Soyad® adhesives offer a number of advantages:

Easy-to-apply, two-component sprayable liquid system
Contains no formaldehyde and low VOCs
Meets CARB Phase 2, European, and Japanese standards
Lower cost than other low emitting alternatives
Provides excellent water resistance
Meets LEED® criteria
Low capital investment
Minimal impact on productivity

Notably, Hercules was awarded a 2007 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award for its role in developing and commercializing Soyad® adhesives.  Administered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Awards Program recognizes chemical technologies that incorporate the principles of renewable green chemistry into chemical design, manufacture, and use.

In July 2007, Columbia Innovations signed an agreement with Hercules to represent Soyad® adhesives to the wood products industry.

More Information

If you would like to know more about Hercules' Soyad® adhesive systems, please contact Dave Mullen at 1-508-951-0026 or via e-mail at dmullen@herc.com .