2025.07.24
Tex Year Launches Asia’s First “Compostable Hot Melt Adhesive Dedicated Production Line” , Establishing a Sustainable Materials Innovation Hub
After five years of preparation, the grand opening and launch of Asia’s first biodegradable hot melt adhesive dedicated production line of Tex Year Group, along with the newly established Innovation Building, a dedicated R&D and production facility, took place today at the Tex Year Taoyuan factory. Over a hundred distinguished guests from industry, government, academia, and research gathered to celebrate and witness this significant milestone.In response to the pressing challenges of climate change, global warming, and environmental trends, Tex Year combine industry, government, academia, and research, focusing spans from sustainable bio-based materials to today’s most critical issue—net zero carbon emissions. Tex Year is committed to developing environmentally friendly, safe, and healthy materials and solutions.In 2021, Tex Year established GPS Green Platform Strategy® with upper/lower stream partners, forming strategic alliances and driving innovation through joint efforts. This platform actively promotes green industrial transformation, deepening sustainable development, and environmental innovation, steadily aligning with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Through concrete actions, Tex Year is fulfilling its corporate social responsibility and generating lasting positive impact.The officially opening of the Innovation Building and the biodegradable hot melt adhesive dedicated production line today marks a significant milestone to Tea Year in embedding sustainability at the core of corporate strategy and translating it into tangible actions. Looking ahead, Tex Year will continue to harness innovative technologies and collaborative spirit to shape a more resilient and greener industrial future together with our partners.In the first half of 2025, green materials accounted for 86% of Tex Year’s core adhesive product revenue, with innovative green materials contributing 24%. This achievement reflects the results of integrating global R&D and operational management resources through four main economic platforms, leading to the collaborative development of over a hundred green products and technologies in recent years. These related products and solutions have been applied across various industries, including the sustainable GPS Stretch-Film-Free Solution for plastic and carbon reduction, adhesives for automotive components in new energy vehicles, removable hot melt adhesives, bio-based adhesives, low-odor and low-consumption hot melt adhesives, and environmentally friendly halogen-free flame-retardant hot melt adhesives. These solutions not only help reduce environmental impact and social costs but also enhance economic benefits for enterprises—truly achieving a win-win-win for the environment, society, and the economy.The newly established "Innovation Building" not only introduces the latest international automated production lines but also features the specially designed "IEA Innovation Exhibition Area," a multifunctional space that integrates marketing promotion and educational training. Centered on an interactive, innovative, and knowledge-based design approach, it promotes the concept of sustainable product design and presents a series of products developed over the years under the four main GPS economic platforms: the "Green Economy Platform," the "Bio Economy Platform," the "Circular Economy Platform," and the "Low-Carbon Economy Platform." This Innovation Exhibition Area serves as a space for brainstorming with partners across industries to inspire and create demand for sustainable products.In the field of the "Bio Economy Platform," Tex Year has continuously advanced the research and innovation of biodegradable hot melt adhesive products. It has successfully become the first company in Taiwan—and even across Asia—to obtain the full series of certifications from the German Institute for Standardization (DIN – Deutsches Institut für Normung e.V.) as well as certification from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), as detailed below:Bio-based adhesive products are widely used in industries such as packaging, hygiene products, DIY, and label tapes. Tex Year’s BIO-01 series hot melt adhesives are industry-leading Bio-based Compostable products that have been validated by major international institutes. These adhesives can be decomposed by microorganisms into water and carbon dioxide, ultimately returning to nature. For more challenging substrates such as PC, ABS, PMMA, or metal materials like stainless steel (SUS 304), aluminum, and inorganic materials such as glass and ceramics, Tex Year has developed bio-based polyurethane reactive (PUR) hot melt adhesives with a bio-based content up to 40%. These structural adhesives are specially designed for electronics product assembly, offering excellent bonding strength while meeting customer demands for low-carbon and eco-friendly solutions. The newly completed as well as Asia's first bio-degradable hot melt adhesive dedicated production line operates in clean indoor environment with dedicated equipment to produce high-end bio-based hot melt adhesives. This provides the market with the cleanest and most advanced eco-friendly adhesive solutions. The investment demonstrates Tex Year's leading position in the field of sustainable adhesives, making it the most representative biodegradable adhesive manufacturer in Taiwan.The Association of Taiwan Bio-based and Sustainable Material Industry (TBSM), which is dedicated to advancing Taiwan’s bio-based and sustainable materials industry, also organized a delegation to engage in technical exchange and witness this significant milestone. Taiwan’s leading experts in bio-based materials technology—Dr. Tzong-Ming Lee, Executive Vice President and Dr. Jeffrey Kuo-Chan Chiou, General Director of Material and Chemical Research Laboratories of Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI)—jointly attended the event and offered their congratulations. Sincerely thanks to the government and ITRI for their ongoing guidance and support of the GPS platform over the years. This includes:•The Department of Industrial Technology, Ministry of Economic Affairs, which supported the collaboration between ITRI’s Materials and Chemical Engineering Research Laboratories and Tex Year through a technology project to develop Taiwan’s first bio-based compostable hot melt adhesive.•The Industrial Development Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs, which promoted a Low‑Carbon Industrial Transformation Promotion Program, supporting the joint development of UV-curable pressure-sensitive adhesives to replace conventional tapes in the panel industry. •The collaboration on Tex Year’s “Debonding on Demand®” solution, which involved the co-development of reworkable and easily dismantled UV adhesives and OCA adhesives for the electronics industry.Tex Year’s many R&D achievements today are not only the result of close cooperation with upstream and downstream industry partners but also owe much to the valuable collaborative development with ITRI.In recent years, Tex Year has been actively committed to developing sustainable products under the GPS Green Platform Strategy®. This dedication has also been recognized by the capital markets, as the company was selected as a constituent stock of ESG low-carbon high-dividend ETF—a noteworthy achievement that not only affirms past efforts but also strengthens our sense of responsibility and drive moving forward.The official grand opening of the biodegradable hot melt adhesive dedicated production line and the Innovation Building today demonstrates Tex Year’s unwavering determination and technical strength in continuously innovating and transforming within the adhesive industry.Looking ahead, Tex Year will continue to lead in the advancement of green adhesive technologies, leveraging cross-disciplinary integration to develop more environmentally friendly, functional, and forward-looking sustainable innovations. Through these efforts, it aims to fulfill corporate social responsibility and support the industry's low-carbon economic transformation, working hand in hand with global partners to create a greener future.For more information, please visit the official website and LinkedIn page of Tex Year:Website: https://www.texyear.com/green.php?act=productLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/5802267/admin/For further inquiries, please contact:Spokesperson: Roger Kao, Chief Financial OfficerOr media contact: Linda Yao, Acting Spokesperson
