Direct Adhesives highlights a lower-carbon hot melt adhesive that helps packaging and manufacturing businesses reduce their environmental impact without changing established production processes.

As manufacturers face growing pressure to improve sustainability, reduce carbon emissions and demonstrate progress towards environmental targets, adhesive selection is becoming an increasingly important part of the conversation. TECHNOMELT SUPRA 130 COOL offers a practical solution, combining proven hot melt adhesive performance with a minimum 20% reduction in cradle-to-gate carbon emissions.

Available through Direct Adhesives, a premium partner of Henkel Adhesives, TECHNOMELT SUPRA 130 COOL enables businesses to take a measurable step towards reducing the carbon footprint associated with their packaging operations, without compromising on the performance and reliability their production lines demand.

A lower carbon footprint, without changing the product

A key advantage of the lower-emission TECHNOMELT SUPRA 130 COOL is that it is chemically identical to the standard product, while delivering a minimum 20% reduction in cradle-to-gate carbon emissions.

This reduction is achieved through improvements across the supply chain and manufacturing process, including supplier engagement, the use of renewable energy and optimised production.

For manufacturers, this means an opportunity to reduce the environmental impact associated with their adhesive consumption without introducing a different adhesive chemistry or undertaking a disruptive change to their established processes.

The initiative also reflects the importance of looking beyond the finished product when assessing sustainability. Improvements in raw material sourcing, energy use and manufacturing can all contribute to reducing the carbon footprint of essential industrial materials.

Sustainability without production disruption

For packaging manufacturers, operational consistency remains critical. Adhesives must deliver dependable bonding performance, support high-speed production and maintain the integrity of finished packaging. Any sustainability improvement must work within these practical requirements.

Because TECHNOMELT SUPRA 130 COOL is chemically identical to the standard product, its introduction offers a straightforward route towards lower-emission adhesive sourcing. Existing workflows can be maintained, helping businesses pursue environmental improvements without unnecessary changes to production equipment or established operating procedures.

The product is suited to a range of packaging and logistics applications, including carton and box sealing, pallet stabilisation and automated end-of-line packaging. These applications depend on reliable bonding to protect goods during handling, storage and transportation.

Making carbon reductions measurable

As sustainability reporting becomes more important to procurement teams, manufacturers need credible information to support purchasing decisions and environmental reporting.

Henkel provides Product Carbon Footprint documentation for TECHNOMELT SUPRA 130 COOL, helping customers understand and document the product’s carbon footprint. This can support internal sustainability assessments and provide evidence for wider environmental reporting, subject to the relevant reporting methodology and boundaries.

Technical support from Direct Adhesives

As a premium partner of Henkel Adhesives, Direct Adhesives works with customers to identify adhesive solutions that meet their technical, operational and sustainability requirements.

Its team can help manufacturers assess the suitability of TECHNOMELT SUPRA 130 COOL for their applications, understand the supporting carbon documentation and plan its introduction into existing operations.

By combining established adhesive performance with a measurable reduction in product-related carbon emissions, TECHNOMELT SUPRA 130 COOL offers manufacturers a practical way to make progress towards sustainability objectives while keeping production priorities firmly in view.

For businesses seeking to reduce the environmental impact of their packaging processes, it demonstrates that sustainability improvements do not always require a fundamental change to the products or systems already in use.