Royal Adhesives and Sealants LLC Announces the Launch of New VOC Compliant Silaprene Contact Adhesives

SOUTH BEND, IN--(Marketwire - August 3, 2009) - Royal Adhesives and Sealants LLC announced today that it has launched a new line of Silaprene brand Low Volatile Content contact adhesives and cements for use in the transportation, assembly, foam & furniture, HVAC, recreational vehicles and marine industries. These new contact adhesives and cements contain less than 250 grams per liter of VOCs compared to over 600 grams per liter of VOCs in traditional solvent-based contact adhesives and cements.

Ted Clark, Chief Executive Officer of Royal, commented: "This new line of Silaprene brand LVOC adhesives and contact cements can be tailored to the application requirements of our customers without requiring large minimum orders which allows us to work with customers on all sizes of potential applications."

Royal's experienced research and development department works closely with industrial customers to develop new products and modify existing products that will meet their needs for green strength, application times and physical properties.

Steve Zens, Vice President Sales & Marketing, also commented: "With this new LVOC adhesive technology we have been able to address the needs of small to midsized companies that need to comply with the latest EPA VOC regulations without sacrificing product performance."

About Royal Adhesives and Sealants LLC

Royal Adhesives and Sealants is a manufacturer and marketer of industrial adhesives and sealants, commercial roofing adhesives and mirror mastics. Royal manufactures both solvent-based and water-based adhesives and sealants that are packaged in a variety of packages including totes, drums, pails, cartridges and foil wrapped sausages.

Royal has a complete line of High performance adhesives, sealants, encapsulants, potting compounds, and mirror mastics make up the Royal Adhesives & Sealants product mix. These high performance products are used in a variety of markets including aerospace and defense, assembly, automotive and recreational vehicle, electrical/electronic, filter, marine, and general industrial. The company also offers a broad spectrum of thermosetting epoxy and urethane, solvent-based, and water-based technologies to meet the most demanding adhesive and sealant applications.

Contact Information: Enquiries Royal Ted Clark Chief Executive Officer 1 (626) 203 3745 Steve Zens Vice President Sales & Marketing 1 (574) 246 5347