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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.
PRODUCTSKEY MARKETS
Footwear
We have been custom compounding, reacting, and extruding products for every operation of footwear and allied trade manufacturing for over 40 years. Our service technicians, backed by a fully staffed R&D and testing laboratory, are knowledgeable in the most up-to-date systems and manufacturing processes. They are available world-wide to work with customers to solve problems and introduce innovative new concepts.
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. Click here to learn more on how Worthen created a solution with EcoBond®. In other news, we have just acquired Henkel’s footwear business in Mexico! Click here to learn more this acquisition.
MEET THE TEAM
Lisa Harris
Customer Success Representative
Direct #: 603.821.5904
Troy Medeiros
Market Manager
Direct #: 603.821.5938
Weilan Peng
Technical Manager
Direct #: 603.891.8998
Industry News
Worthen Industries Supports Footwear Industry Through Special Adhesives - As reported by Medium in their article “Types of Glues Used in Footwear Industry,” adhesives are a vital component of the footwear industry. “The footwear industry is a well-known industry which has served years in styling up your feet. Whether it is a sandal or shoes, all needs to be perfectly crafted…,” Medium said. Click … Continue reading Worthen Industries Supports Footwear Industry Through Special Adhesives 
Worthen Industries Utilizes Paper Converting to Create Top of the Line Paper Products - As explained by About Mechanics in their article “What is Paper Converting?,” paper converting is used to create a variety of paper products such as envelopes, boxes, and paper bags and requires many different techniques. “Operations involved in paper converting may include treating, slitting, sheeting, grooving, punching, and folding. Some operations may also call for … Continue reading Worthen Industries Utilizes Paper Converting to Create Top of the Line Paper Products 
Worthen Industries Helps to Further Education of Hot Melt Adhesives - As reported by IQS Directory in their article “Hot Melt Adhesives,” these adhesives, also called glue adhesives, are used for a vast variety of applications. “Due to their flexibility, ease of application, and low melting points as compared to other adhesive types, hot melt adhesives are appropriate and suitable for many different substrates or materials,” … Continue reading Worthen Industries Helps to Further Education of Hot Melt Adhesives