Hot melt adhesives are widely used in industrial applications such as packaging, tapes and labels or disposables. Many of these  applications require products that have good adhesion to a variety of substrates, as well as medium to long term aging performances.  In order to match these requirements, hot melt adhesives have to be protected during the manufacturing, application process and life cycle of the product.

There are a number of hot melt adhesives in use and antioxidants and light stabilizers play a key role in ensuring superior product performance: