Henkel, a global adhesives, sealants and functional coatings manufacturer, announced a partnership that will lower the carbon emissions in its adhesives products.

The company announced it signed a supply agreement with Synthomer, a supplier of high-performance, highly-specialized polymers and ingredients. The collaboration will lower emissions in Henkel’s TECHNOMELT® hot melt adhesive product portfolio for the European, Indian, Middle Eastern and African markets. 

This partnership follows Synthomer’s recent launch of CLIMA-branded products. Products with this designation, like their REGALITE™ line, deliver at least a 20% reduction cradle-to-gate in the product carbon footprint by using renewable energy in the production process. 

Henkel and Synthomer developed a framework that links renewable energy use directly to specific adhesive products, enabling measurable reductions in carbon emissions.

Hot melt adhesives are used in a variety of industries and applications from packaging and consumer goods to electronics and automotive. The integration of Synthomer’s CLIMA resins into Henkel’s TECHNOMELT® hot melt adhesive portfolio will lower environmental impact..

Henkel seeks to lower absolute Scope 3 GHG emissions by 30% by 2030 with a base year 2021 and has a goal of becoming net zero by 2045.  To support this, it is incorporating raw materials with reduced process emissions footprint into adhesive formulations, which helps lower Scope 3 emissions while maintaining high quality performance. Synthomer is contributing by lowering emissions from its manufacturing operations with a goal to reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 47% by 2030, using 2019 as the base year in line with its Science-Based Targets goals. 

Synthomer’s improved manufacturing approach leverages renewable electricity, biogas and process optimization, which significantly lowers the carbon footprint of their products. 

“As industry leaders in the adhesives market, we share the responsibility to drive meaningful change,” said Pernille Lind Olsen, corporate senior vice president, adhesive technologies Henkel, in a statement. “By partnering with suppliers like Synthomer who are equally committed to transparency, innovation, and verifiable climate action, we’re not just reducing emissions, we’re redefining what leadership looks like in our industry.”