Why Adhesive Resins Matter in Wood Manufacturing
Adhesive resins are the backbone of engineered wood products, ensuring durability, versatility, and compliance with performance certifications. From furniture to construction, these resins transform natural timber into reliable, standardized materials, maximizing the value of wood resources.
Our solutions focus on non-structural panels, including MDF and plywood, which are ready for evaluation. OSB and particle board options are currently under development. For structural applications such as Glulam, CLT, and LVL, please contact us to discuss opportunities.
Each application requires tailored adhesive technology to meet mechanical strength, water resistance, and sustainability standards.
The Challenge with Traditional Adhesives
Conventional wood adhesives often rely on petrochemical-based components like formaldehyde, phenol, and melamine, which pose health risks, contribute to indoor air pollution, and increase environmental impact.
MICHELIN ResiCare offers a safer, more sustainable alternative: our advanced adhesive solutions replace petro-based materials with biosourced, renewable components, helping manufacturers significantly reduce carbon footprint and limit greenhouse gas emissions. By eliminating harmful substances, such as SVHCs*, and lowering GHG emissions, our resins protect people and the planet while helping you to meet evolving regulatory requirements sustainability targets, and REACH compliance for worker safety, all without compromising performance.
Just as importantly, our solutions are designed to match the bonding performance of traditional adhesives and adapt seamlessly to your existing processes, ensuring an easy transition without disrupting production.
*SVHCs : Substances of very high concern
Why Choose MICHELIN ResiCare?
Beyond tires, MICHELIN ResiCare brings decades of adhesion expertise to the wood industry. Our resins deliver:
Pathway to fossil-free carbons, renewable bio sourced adhesives
No-added Formaldehyde (NAF) solutions
Ultra-Low Emission Formaldehyde (ULEF) compatibility
Low CO2 footprint
Designed to be water-based, our resins are designed in Europe (with monomers produced France beginning 2027) and backed by a commitment to reduce environmental impact. With mass commercialization ramping up from 2026, MICHELIN ResiCare is your trusted partner for innovative, future-ready adhesive solutions.
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Frequently asked questions
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wood based panels
They are the core binder transforming raw timber into high-performance products like MDF, Plywood, and OSB.
Reliance on formaldehyde, phenol, and melamine (petro-based) which pose health risks and regulatory exposure.
Adhesive resins bond different wood-based components together, enabling the production of engineered wood products such as plywood, OSB, MDF/HDF, particle boards, glulam, CLT, and LVL.
It enhances natural characteristics, compensates for imperfections, valorizes co-products, and enables high-performance products for construction and furniture.
A brand by Michelin extending adhesion expertise to the wood market (plywood, MDF, OSB, particle boards, glulam, and LVL) & composites market (glass fiber, carbon fiber..).
In 2021, specifically for plywood. It is a class 3 ULEF (Ultra Low Emission Formaldehyde) resin.
They eliminate harmful legacy ingredients (formaldehyde, isocyanates, phenol, etc.), offer Class 3 water resistance, and are biosourced without SVHC molecules.
No. They integrate seamlessly into existing manufacturing to minimize transition risks and disruptions.
Water-based, biosourced, NAF/ULEF compatible, SVHC-free, and reducing CO2 footprint.
Mass commercialization is ramping up from 2026, relying on industrial bio-based monomer production starting in 2027.