Container Labeling Adhesives
Cattie Adhesives manufactures a Full Line of Container Labeling Adhesives including Hot Melts, Water-Based Adhesives and Coatings for High Speed Container and Bottle Labeling applications.
Our hot melts and water based Adhesives are used for all types of Container and Bottle labeling requirements and can be custom formulated to meet specific application requirements for color, bond strength, heat resistance, or other performance standards.
All of our Labeling Adhesives for the food & beverage industry meet the requirements of the FDA Adhesives regulation: 21CFR175.105 Indirect Food Additives.
Our labeling adhesive products are used extensively across many industries and for many adhesive applications.
Our Hot Melts and Water based labeling adhesives can be made “Water-White” and are formulated to provide excellent adhesion to all types of substrates including difficult to bond Foils, Films, Metallized papers and UV coated papers.
Our adhesives are formulated for Pressure Sensitive Hot Melt labeling applications and water-based container labeling adhesive applications.
Our products offer excellent machining and superior bonding to all types of containers – including returnable bottles that need outstanding water, moisture/ice resistance to Low Energy Surfaces including PET, PP, or treated PE.
Labeling Adhesives
Glass Bottle Labeling Adhesives:
Metal Container Labeling Adhesives:
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- Water-based and Hot Melt adhesive.
- Lap Paste for Metal Cans.
- Used for Paper Labels on wrap around applications.
- Excellent Clean-ability.
- Hot Fill, Cold Fill Labeling.
Plastic Bottle and Container Labeling Adhesives:
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- Pressure Sensitive Hot Melts and Water-based adhesives.

- Clear, Excellent Run-ability, Clean Machining.
- Strong bonds to Metallized Paper, BOPP, PET, HDPE, LDPE.
- High Speed Labeling of Carbonated and Non-Carbonated Beverages.
- Automatic non-contact hot melt dots application system.
- Hot melts for Label “Pick Up” systems that use hot melt pick up wheel.
- Hot Fill, Cold Fill Paper/Plastic Labeling.
- Great for Wheel and Spray applications.
- Used on Roll Fed and Cut and Stack type equipment.
- Pressure Sensitive Hot Melts and Water-based adhesives.
Our Top Selling Water based Pressure Sensitive Label Adhesive:
# 8641 – Pressure sensitive acrylic adhesive specifically designed for Label applications.
Suggested Uses • Label adhesive with excellent clarity • Excellent water resistance • Good adhesion to a wide variety of substrates Characteristics • Excellent adhesion to Glass, Plastics and many Low Surface Energy Substrates. 48 – 52% Solids, 50,000 – 70,000cps, Clear.
All of our Container & Bottle Labeling Adhesives have “No VOCs” and are Formulated to be FDA Compliant for Indirect Food Contact to meet the requirements of the FDA Adhesives regulation: 21CFR175.105 Indirect Food Additives.
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Direct Mail Adhesives
Cattie Adhesives manufactures a full line of Finishing Adhesives and Direct Mail Adhesives including Hot Melts, Water-based adhesives, Heat Seal adhesives and Cohesives for Direct Mail, Finishing and Graphic Arts applications.
Our adhesives can be Custom Formulated for Fast setting-Permanent bonding applications and for Temporary/Removable adhesive applications. Our adhesives can be designed for use on specific Machinery and Substrates.
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Packaging Adhesives
Case, Tray & Carton Sealing Hot Melt
Packaging Adhesives are formulated to form Strong bonds to most substrates including:
UV, Clay Coated and SBS Papers, Films, Foils, Plastics, Corrugated and Coated boards.
Low Temperature Hot Melts for Packaging adhesive applications. Hot melt is applied at 250F.
Our adhesives can be custom formulated to meet your specific requirements.
Paperboard adhesives for the food & beverage packaging industry meet the requirements of the FDA Adhesives regulation: 21CFR175.105 Indirect Food Additives.
Cattie Adhesives offers a full range of packaging adhesives for case & carton, box, and tray sealing.
Metalocene based hot melt line offers the best in product category for extended mileage, superior runnability and outstanding adhesive characteristics.
Polyethylene based hot melts offer excellent runnability and mileage.
EVA hot melt products offer outstanding performance for the product category.
| Part Number | Type | Description | Typical Application Temperature | Viscosity at Application Temperature | Typical Open Time | Typical Set Time | Specific Gravity | Molten Gardner Color |
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| 8280 | Low Application Temperature | Low Application Temperature | 250-275°F | 900-1200 cps | Medium | Medium-Fast | .91 | 1 |
| 8309 | General Purpose-Standard Temperature | General Purpose High Performance Metalocene | 325-350° | 900 cps | Medium-Fast | Fast | .91 | 1 |
| 8341 | Specialty Grade | Specialty Grade Metalocene for difficult surfaces | 350°F | 1000-1200 cps | Medium-Fast | Fast | .91 | 1 |
| 8412 | General Purpose | General Purpose, Short Open Time Metalocene | 350°F | 1000 cps | Short | Fast | .91 | 1-2 |
| 8161 | General Purpose-Standard Temperature | General Purpose, Fast Open Time Polyethylene | 325-350°F | 900 cps | Fast | Fast | .91 | 1-2 |
| 8310 | Freezer Grade Polyethylene | Best Freezer Grade Product, Medium-Fast Open Time | 350°F | 1500 cps | Medium-Fast | Medium-Fast | .91 | 1-2 |
| 8326 | General Purpose EVA | General Purpose EVA | 350ׄ°F | 1100 cps | Fast | Fast | .97 | 3 |
| 8336 | Low Application Temperature | General Purpose Low Temperature EVA for case and carton sealing | 250-275°F | 900 cps | Fast | Fast | .98 | 3 |
| 8403 | General Purpose-Standard Temperature | General Purpose EVA-can be used for Foil Applications | 350°F | 1100 cps | Fast | Fast | .97 | 3 |
For more detailed information on our complete line of products, to speak with a technical representative about your application, and to request samples, Please call us at 1-(800) 249-0337 or email us at sales@cattieadhesives.com


