Henkel strengthens pressure sensitive adhesives biz by acquiring Novamelt

Henkel on April 16, 2015 has agreed to acquire Novamelt GmbH, a privately owned German company that offers a wide range of hotmelt pressure sensitive adhesives based on thermoplastic rubber under the brand name Novamelt PS. With this transaction Henkel as leading solution provider worldwide for adhesives, sealants and functional coatings will further enhance its competence in the area of hotmelt adhesives.
 
Novamelt GmbH, which generated sales of around Euro 50 million in fiscal 2014, is headquartered in Germany and has an additional site in the US, Novamelt Americas LLC.
 
Novamelt offers a comprehensive portfolio of specialised hotmelt adhesives. Especially the UV-curable hotmelts the company has developed withstand even high temperatures and heavily changing weather conditions. Novamelt’s solutions are mainly used for self-adhesive labels and tapes.
 
“Targeted investments in complementary leading technologies are an integral part of our global strategy. Novamelt’s solutions perfectly fit to our existing pressure sensitive adhesives business,” said Csaba Szendrei, corporate senior vice president, packaging and consumer goods adhesives, Henkel.
 
In fiscal 2014, the adhesive technologies business unit generated sales of more than Euro 8 billion.