Bostik Introduction
Bostik is a French manufacturer of adhesive and sealing products based in Colombes, France. The company develops, manufactures, and distributes specialty adhesives and sealants for construction, industrial and consumer markets.
Bostik, an Arkema company
Bostik is the Adhesive solutions business line of the Arkema group. Building on its unique set of expertise in materials science, Arkema offers a portfolio of first-class technologies to address the ever-growing demand for new and sustainable materials. With the ambition to become in 2024 a pure player in Specialty Materials, the Group is structured into 3 complementary, resilient, and highly innovative segments dedicated to Specialty Materials – Adhesive solutions, Advanced Materials, and Coating Solutions – accounting for some 80% of Group sales, and a well-positioned and competitive Intermediates segment.
Arkema offers cutting-edge technological solutions to meet the challenges of, inter alia, new energies, access to water, recycling, urbanization, and mobility and fosters a permanent dialogue with all its stakeholders. The Group reported sales of €8.7 billion in 2019 and operates in some 55 countries with 20,500 employees worldwide.
A global leader in adhesive technologies
Bostik is one of the largest adhesive and sealant companies. Worldwide, we employ some 5,000 people in 50 countries across five continents. Our customers come from diverse markets, most notably the industrial manufacturing, construction and consumer sectors.
We develop smart sealing & bonding solutions for today and tomorrow
We carefully watch market trends and relentlessly work at putting in place pioneering and sustainable solutions around 6 R&D platforms.
Bostik contributes to and benefits from Arkema’s know-how in specialty materials
Smart innovation
Our smart identity is underpinned by innovation.
Bostik pursues innovation vigorously, applying the latest technological advances to developing ‘smart’ adhesives. Our archives are laden with examples of Bostik technologies that have disrupted markets – from potato starch-based wallpaper paste to elastic attachment adhesive for diapers.
Today, our commitment to innovation is as strong as ever. Bostik innovates with our customers through a global R&D network, comprising three international Smart Technology Centers and 11 regional centers. And we differentiate our business through this investment. That’s why in 2014, 15% of Bostik sales came from products launched in the previous three years.
