In the world of industrial adhesives, two of the most commonly used options for paper-based packaging are starch and dextrin glues. While both are eco-friendly, biodegradable, and offer excellent bonding properties, they differ significantly in their composition, uses, and performance characteristics. In this blog, we’ll explore what makes starch and dextrin glues unique, their applications, and when one might be preferred over the other.

We get a lot of questions about our most popular adhesive, gelatin glue. 

In this article, we’re going to touch on what gelatin is and why something not being vegan doesn’t necessarily mean it’s automatically bad for the environment.

As you can imagine, corrugated fiberboard is one of the most widely used packaging materials in the world. As things like monthly subscription boxes, and cardboard virtual reality headsets gain popularity, the use of corrugated materials is continually growing.

LD Davis Starch Adhesives

Starch adhesives, commonly known as vegetable glue, are one of the many types of eco-adhesives that we manufacture at LD Davis.  While we are known for our animal glue, or protein adhesive manufacturing, we also manufacture a variety of other adhesives such as water-based synthetic adhesives and starch (vegetable) adhesives.