H.B. Fuller, Nordmann partner to offer Cilbond series

ST. PAUL, Minn.—H.B. Fuller, with manufacturing locations across the world, has entered into a distribution pact with Nordmann for its specialty adhesives.

Nordmann is based in Hamburg, Germany, while H.B. Fuller's rubber bonding agents are developed and produced in Preston, England.

Nordmann said it is "optimistic about the future of this new cooperation ... and further expand the market for rubber bonding agents in Germany."

"We are very excited about the new partnership with H.B. Fuller," said Jan Buker, technical sales and product manager for silicones and electronics at Nordmann. "Many of our customers will benefit greatly from the company's products, especially those who no longer want to work with large amounts of volatile organic solvents for sustainability reasons, or who need to cut down on solvents due to stricter legal requirements.

"This gives our new partnership great potential for the future."

One of the H.B. Fuller products Nordmann will offer is Cilbond, which allows rubber to adhere to a wide range of substrates.

The Cilbond series allows rubber to adhere to steel, aluminum, thermoplastics, fabrics, glass fibers and ceramics.

Cilbond boasts single-layer and two-layer systems (a primer and cover), as well as solvent-based and waterborne products.

Single-layer systems only need to be applied once. With just one adhesive, storage and procurement is improved and the system dries more quickly.

"Nordmann is an internationally renowned company in the field of chemical distribution that has made a name for itself in the market due to a high level of expertise and application-specific know-how," said Marcus Hunter, commercial director for bonding agents at H.B. Fuller. "The business has been based on this for 111 years, and it's why we see Nordmann as exactly the right partner for our products."

H.B. Fuller works in NVH components, coil coatings, bridge bearings, industrial tank linings, seals and gaskets, and pressure rollers.

The company had net sales of about $3.7 billion in 2022.

Nordmann remains a family-owned company, celebrating its 111th year this year. Nordmann has about 520 employees across 24 countries.