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OVERVIEW

The UPACO Footwear Products group offers premier adhesive, waterproofing, and bonding solutions to brands worldwide. We have strategically established sales & technical teams and warehousing to provide the best service to our customers across the globe. Our research & development team is focused on creating new technologies that improve our customer’s processes while reducing environmental impact.

SOLUTIONS

KEY MARKETS

Footwear

WE ACCEPT THE CHALLENGE

For well over 40 years, our team has focused on staying ahead of industry, so that we can be responsive our customers' evolving designs, performance requirements, and environmental initiatives. As a responsible manufacturer, we are ISO 9001 & 14000 compliant, along with being a bluesign systems partner. We are driven to solve the most demanding challenges by innovating sustainable technologies like our ECOBOND sole-attaching adhesive films and our ECOBOND H2O water based biodegradable adhesives. If we do not have an existing product in our portfolio that meets your requirement, our global technical team will development a custom solution and assist with implementation.

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FEATURED SOLUTION

In the late 1990s, UPACO chemists noticed customers were increasingly frustrated by the existing process of sole attachment within the footwear industry. For decades, the industry applied what was essentially a wet cement product that adhered shoe elements together. UPACO's EcoBond adhesive film reduced the traditional 10 step process down to three simple steps. No roughing. No priming. No Hazardous Chemicals. Click here for more information on our EcoBond solutions.

MEET THE TEAM

Bob-Chang

Bob Chang
Business Unit Manager
Direct #: 603.821.5974

Sandie Thibodeau
Customer Success - Insole Rib & Machinery
Direct #: 603.821.5950

Troy Medeiros
Market Development Manager
Direct #: 603.821.5938

Greg Haskell
Global Sales Director
Direct #: 978.850.2142

Pat Poliquin
Customer Success - Adhesives & Films
Direct #: 603.821.5993

Weilan Peng
Technical Manager
Direct #: 603.891.8998

Industry News

  • What Makes a Good Construction Adhesive? - As reported by Adhesives and Sealants Industry Magazine in their article “What Makes a Good Construction Adhesive?,” there are various things to consider before choosing an adhesive for your next construction project. “They can be used in almost any construction project, big or small, and they strengthen and improve the longevity of common projects like … Continue reading What Makes a Good Construction Adhesive?
  • Nature Inspires New Type of Adhesive - According to Assembly Magazine in their article “Nature Inspires New Type of Adhesive,” there could be new, sustainable adhesives in our future thanks to engineers at Purdue University. “In many cases, their new adhesives held up well, sometimes performing similarly to, or even better than, traditional toxic adhesives such as cyanoacrylate and epoxy,” Assembly Magazine … Continue reading Nature Inspires New Type of Adhesive
  • Paper Converting Adhesives - As reported by Medium in their article “Paper Converting Adhesives,” paper converting is the process of turning paper in one form into another, typically a product, and adhesives play an important role in that process. “Various production processes are involved in making new paper products — one of which is very often glueing. And for … Continue reading Paper Converting Adhesives