An objective of the present invention is to provide a hot melt composition which (i) is excellent in adhesion and heat resistance, and (ii) is not transferred to a surface of a substrate when the substrates pre-coated with the hot melt composition are stacked and stored. The present invention relates to a hot melt composition comprising: a hot melt composition comprising: (A) an amorphous poly-α-olefin, (B) a crystalline propylene-based polymer, (C) a tackifier resin, and (D) a Fischer-Tropsch wax, wherein an amount of the Fischer-Tropsch wax (D) based on 100 parts by weight of the total amount of the components (A) to (D) is 1 to 15 parts by weight.

An objective of the present invention is to provide a hot melt composition which (i) is excellent in adhesion and heat resistance, and (ii) is not transferred to a surface of a substrate when the substrates pre-coated with the hot melt composition are stacked and stored. The present invention relates to a hot melt composition comprising: (A) an amorphous poly-α-olefin, (B) a crystalline propylene-based polymer, and (C) a tackifier resin, wherein the amorphous poly-α-olefin (A) comprises (A1) an amorphous poly-α-olefin having a softening point of 150° C. or more.

A pressure sensitive adhesive article that includes: a backing having two major surfaces, at least one of which has a pressure sensitive adhesive layer disposed thereon, the pressure sensitive adhesive layer having an average thickness of 25 microns to 50 microns and including: a styrene-isoprene-containing block copolymer including a styrene-isoprene diblock copolymer and a styrene-isoprene-styrene triblock copolymer; a tackifier; and an oil; an article that includes recycled corrugate having the pressure sensitive adhesive article adhered thereto; a method of sealing a package using the pressure sensitive adhesive article; and a method of making the pressure sensitive adhesive article.

A pressure sensitive adhesive article that includes: a backing having two major surfaces, at least one of which has a pressure sensitive adhesive layer disposed thereon, the pressure sensitive adhesive layer having an average thickness of 25 microns to 50 microns and including: a styrene-isoprene-containing block copolymer including a styrene-isoprene diblock copolymer and a styrene-isoprene-styrene triblock copolymer; a tackifier; and an oil; an article that includes recycled corrugate having the pressure sensitive adhesive article adhered thereto; a method of sealing a package using the pressure sensitive adhesive article; and a method of making the pressure sensitive adhesive article.

A hotmelt adhesive composition includes a polymer produced from ethylene, one or more branched vinyl ester monomers, and optionally, vinyl acetate, and a tackifier. A method for producing the hotmelt adhesive composition includes adding a polymer produced from ethylene, one or more branched vinyl ester monomers, and optionally, vinyl acetate and a tackifier into a mixer, optionally adding wax and/or antioxidant into the mixer, and mixing the polymer and the tackifier, and the optional wax and/or antioxidant at a temperature in a range from 150° C. to 200° C. to form the hot melt adhesive composition. A method for bonding a substrate to a similar or dissimilar substrate includes applying the hotmelt adhesive composition to at least one substrate; and bonding the substrate and the hotmelt adhesive composition together. A multi-layer article comprises at least one layer of the hotmelt adhesive compositions and one or more substrate layers.

A non-sticking lip tipping paper is disclosed that includes a base paper, a color layer and a surface coating. The color layer is formed by printing and drying a color ink on the base paper; the surface coating includes a water-based glue and is coated thereon after drying the color layer. The water-based glue includes the following components by weight: 30-65 parts of a modified water-based resin solution, 10-20 parts of water, 8-15 parts of ethanol, and 5-12 parts of a water-based additive. The water-based additive is a mixture of a wax emulsion and magnesium silicate in a weight ratio of 1:5. A preparation method and a method of applying the non-sticking lip tipping paper are also disclosed.

A non-sticking lip tipping paper is disclosed that includes a base paper, a color layer and a surface coating. The color layer is formed by printing and drying a color ink on the base paper; the surface coating includes a water-based glue and is coated thereon after drying the color layer. The water-based glue includes the following components by weight: 30-65 parts of a modified water-based resin solution, 10-20 parts of water, 8-15 parts of ethanol, and 5-12 parts of a water-based additive. The water-based additive is a mixture of a wax emulsion and magnesium silicate in a weight ratio of 1:5. A preparation method and a method of applying the non-sticking lip tipping paper are also disclosed.

The object of the present invention is to provide an alkali-dispersible hot melt pressure-sensitive adhesive which (i) has a high alkali-dispersibility, (ii) is excellent in strength to retain a label, (iii) hardly causes an adhesive residue problem and (iv) is capable of reducing stringing. The present invention relates to an alkali-dispersible hot melt pressure-sensitive adhesive comprising: (A) a thermoplastic block copolymer which is a copolymer of a vinyl-based aromatic hydrocarbon and a conjugated diene compound, (B) a tackifier resin and (C) at least one selected from the group consisting of a fatty acid and a derivative thereof, wherein the component (C) comprises (C1) a fatty acid derivative having a melting point of 40° C. or more.

A hot-melt adhesive comprising a thermoplastic resin and a first crystalline material, wherein when in differential scanning calorimetric measurement of the hot-melt adhesive, Tc (° C.) is a peak temperature of the highest peak of exothermic peaks observed in a temperature reduction process at 10° C./min following heating to 150° C. and Tm (° C.) is a peak temperature of the highest peak of endothermic peaks observed in a temperature increasing process at 10° C./min following the temperature reduction process, Tm-Tc is 20.0 to 70.0° C., and a tetrahydrofuran-soluble matter of the hot-melt adhesive has a weight-average molecular weight Mw, as measured by gel permeation chromatography, of 100,000 to 400,000.

The invention includes a hot melt adhesive composition including from 15% by weight to 60% by weight of polyester polymer selected from a group consisting of poly lactic acid based polymer (PLA) and polyhydroxy alkanoate (PHA) based polymer and greater than 30% by weight to 85% by weight, greater than 40% by weight to 85% by weight, or even greater than 50% by weight to 85% by weight of a polyester plasticizer having a weight average molecular weight (M.sub.w) as tested by SEC of no greater than 10,000 Da.