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31 Eulsukdo-daero 873beon-gil, Saha-gu, Busan, South Korea
+82 51-711-3900
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Overview
- Summary
- ASSEMS, founded as Optim in 2003, is a company that successfully developed eco-friendly and human-friendly adhesives. It primarily produces solvent-free film adhesives, which are representative eco-friendly adhesives enabling low-cost, high-efficiency work and preventing secondary and tertiary environmental pollution. The company has expanded its application scope from the footwear industry to various sectors including bags, apparel, automotive, and electronics. ASSEMS is a specialized eco-friendly adhesive material company, with its main business areas encompassing the production of hot melt film adhesives, lamination and coating services, and the manufacturing and supply of laminating machines. The company was listed on KOSDAQ in 2022, positioning itself as a leader in the global eco-friendly adhesive materials market.ASSEMS, founded as Optim in 2003, is a company that successfully developed eco-friendly and human-friendly adhesives. It primarily produces solvent-free film adhesives, which are representative eco-friendly adhesives enabling low-cost, high-efficiency work and preventing secondary and tertiary environmental pollution. The company has expanded its application scope from the footwear industry to various sectors including bags, apparel, automotive, and electronics. ASSEMS is a specialized eco-friendly adhesive material company, with its main business areas encompassing the production of hot melt film adhesives, lamination and coating services, and the manufacturing and supply of laminating machines. The company was listed on KOSDAQ in 2022, positioning itself as a leader in the global eco-friendly adhesive materials market.
- Key Products/Technologies
- Hot Melt Film Adhesive: A solvent-free, film-type thermoplastic adhesive that bonds materials by applying heat and pressure, an eco-friendly product. It is categorized into release liner type and linerless type, with the latter significantly reducing waste and volatile organic compounds (VOCs).Hot Melt Film Adhesive: A solvent-free, film-type thermoplastic adhesive that bonds materials by applying heat and pressure, an eco-friendly product. It is categorized into release liner type and linerless type, with the latter significantly reducing waste and volatile organic compounds (VOCs).
- Ultra net / U-web: The world's first commercialized hot melt adhesive material with a mesh structure, offering groundbreaking differentiation in breathability, elasticity, and lightness compared to conventional film adhesives. It is optimized for high-performance athletic shoes, sportswear, and seamless apparel.Ultra net / U-web: The world's first commercialized hot melt adhesive material with a mesh structure, offering groundbreaking differentiation in breathability, elasticity, and lightness compared to conventional film adhesives. It is optimized for high-performance athletic shoes, sportswear, and seamless apparel.
- Automotive Functional Fabric: Supplies adhesive materials for panoramic sunroof fabrics to Hyundai and Kia Motors, utilizing proprietary adhesive technology and lamination techniques to produce solvent-free, eco-friendly sunroof fabrics.Automotive Functional Fabric: Supplies adhesive materials for panoramic sunroof fabrics to Hyundai and Kia Motors, utilizing proprietary adhesive technology and lamination techniques to produce solvent-free, eco-friendly sunroof fabrics.
- Waterless Dyeing Yarn / E-DYE: A dyeing technology that uses vacuum decompression without water, eliminating wastewater generation. It is being prepared for supply to global fashion companies and has high potential for application in eco-friendly textiles like Nike Flyknit.Waterless Dyeing Yarn / E-DYE: A dyeing technology that uses vacuum decompression without water, eliminating wastewater generation. It is being prepared for supply to global fashion companies and has high potential for application in eco-friendly textiles like Nike Flyknit.
- TPU Coating Yarn Business: An emerging growth engine expanding from the core technology of hot melt film adhesives.TPU Coating Yarn Business: An emerging growth engine expanding from the core technology of hot melt film adhesives.
- Lamination and Coating Services: Provides lamination and coating processing services using hot melt film adhesives.Lamination and Coating Services: Provides lamination and coating processing services using hot melt film adhesives.
- Laminating Machine Manufacturing and Supply: Develops and sells specialized laminating machines for hot melt film adhesives.Laminating Machine Manufacturing and Supply: Develops and sells specialized laminating machines for hot melt film adhesives.
- Glitter Sheet: A decorative material for apparel, allowing various patterns to be attached to clothes, bags, and hats.Glitter Sheet: A decorative material for apparel, allowing various patterns to be attached to clothes, bags, and hats.
- Bio-based Eco-friendly Adhesive Film: Development of bio-hot melt adhesives made from plant extracts, not petrochemicals.Bio-based Eco-friendly Adhesive Film: Development of bio-hot melt adhesives made from plant extracts, not petrochemicals.
- Fungus-resistant Hot Melt Adhesive: Development and supply of special anti-fungal materials.Fungus-resistant Hot Melt Adhesive: Development and supply of special anti-fungal materials.
- Core Advantages
- Leading Eco-friendly Technology: Possesses unique technological capabilities in solvent-free film adhesives, linerless technology, and waterless dyeing yarn, minimizing environmental pollution.Leading Eco-friendly Technology: Possesses unique technological capabilities in solvent-free film adhesives, linerless technology, and waterless dyeing yarn, minimizing environmental pollution.
- Strong Partnerships with Global Brands: Exclusive supplier of linerless adhesive films to world-renowned sports brands like Nike, Adidas, and New Balance, ensuring high quality and reliability.Strong Partnerships with Global Brands: Exclusive supplier of linerless adhesive films to world-renowned sports brands like Nike, Adidas, and New Balance, ensuring high quality and reliability.
- Vertically Integrated Capabilities: Offers total solutions from eco-friendly compound material development to adhesive product manufacturing, and even custom design and automation of application machinery.Vertically Integrated Capabilities: Offers total solutions from eco-friendly compound material development to adhesive product manufacturing, and even custom design and automation of application machinery.
- Technological Lock-in Effect: Some global clients adopt production structures incompatible with equipment other than ASSEMS's, strengthening long-term entry barriers.Technological Lock-in Effect: Some global clients adopt production structures incompatible with equipment other than ASSEMS's, strengthening long-term entry barriers.
- Global Production and Sales Infrastructure: Operates overseas subsidiaries in China, Vietnam, and Indonesia, in addition to its domestic headquarters, diversifying production and sales to create a stable export structure resilient to trade risks.Global Production and Sales Infrastructure: Operates overseas subsidiaries in China, Vietnam, and Indonesia, in addition to its domestic headquarters, diversifying production and sales to create a stable export structure resilient to trade risks.
- Continuous R&D and New Technology Acquisition: Constant efforts in technology development for new growth engines such as TPU coating yarn, Ultra net, waterless dyeing yarn, bio-hot melt, and anti-fungal adhesives.Continuous R&D and New Technology Acquisition: Constant efforts in technology development for new growth engines such as TPU coating yarn, Ultra net, waterless dyeing yarn, bio-hot melt, and anti-fungal adhesives.
- Expansion of High-Margin Product Portfolio: Increased sales proportion of high-margin eco-friendly adhesive materials like linerless adhesive films, leading to improved profitability.Expansion of High-Margin Product Portfolio: Increased sales proportion of high-margin eco-friendly adhesive materials like linerless adhesive films, leading to improved profitability.
- Target Industries
- Footwear Industry (athletic shoes, insoles, upper bonding)Footwear Industry (athletic shoes, insoles, upper bonding)
- Apparel Industry (bags, clothing, hats, sportswear, seamless apparel, decorative materials for clothing)Apparel Industry (bags, clothing, hats, sportswear, seamless apparel, decorative materials for clothing)
- Automotive Industry (panoramic sunroof fabrics, interior materials)Automotive Industry (panoramic sunroof fabrics, interior materials)
- Electronics IndustryElectronics Industry
- Industrial MaterialsIndustrial Materials
- Household GoodsHousehold Goods
- Construction, Aerospace, Electric Vehicle Batteries (planned expansion)Construction, Aerospace, Electric Vehicle Batteries (planned expansion)
- Major Markets
- China, Vietnam, Indonesia, Japan, TaiwanChina, Vietnam, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan
- BrazilBrazil
- Certifications/Patents
- ISO 9001:2000 certification (Dec 2005).ISO 9001:2000 certification (Dec 2005).
- ISO 9001:2008, KS Q ISO 9001:2009 certification (Apr 2016).ISO 9001:2008, KS Q ISO 9001:2009 certification (Apr 2016).
- ISO/TS 16949:2009 certification (Mar 2016).ISO/TS 16949:2009 certification (Mar 2016).
- NEP certification (hot melt adhesive for insoles, May 2007).NEP certification (hot melt adhesive for insoles, May 2007).
- Green Technology Company certification (Nov 2010).Green Technology Company certification (Nov 2010).
- Technology Innovation Small and Medium Business (INNO-BIZ) certification (Sep 2013).Technology Innovation Small and Medium Business (INNO-BIZ) certification (Sep 2013).
- Corporate Research Institute recognition (Apr 2010, Jul 2010).Corporate Research Institute recognition (Apr 2010, Jul 2010).
- Selected as one of 100 Green New Deal Promising Companies (Jul 2021).Selected as one of 100 Green New Deal Promising Companies (Jul 2021).
- GRS certification (Mar 2021).GRS certification (Mar 2021).
- BIO certification (Ecobon-2000, Ecobon-3000) (Jul 2020).BIO certification (Ecobon-2000, Ecobon-3000) (Jul 2020).
- Designated for Excellent Corporate Research Institute Fostering Project (ATC+) (May 2020).Designated for Excellent Corporate Research Institute Fostering Project (ATC+) (May 2020).
- Material and Parts Specialist Company certification (Jan 2020).Material and Parts Specialist Company certification (Jan 2020).
- Acquired global eco-friendly certifications (ZDHC, Higg Index).Acquired global eco-friendly certifications (ZDHC, Higg Index).
- Holds 28 domestic and international patents (related to waterless dyeing yarn).Holds 28 domestic and international patents (related to waterless dyeing yarn).
- Holds 59 domestic and international patent applications and 85 registered patents.Holds 59 domestic and international patent applications and 85 registered patents.
- Patent: 'Silicone coated release liner and its manufacturing method'.Patent: 'Silicone coated release liner and its manufacturing method'.
- Patent: 'Laminating system and temperature control method for bonding hot melt adhesive film to fabric'.Patent: 'Laminating system and temperature control method for bonding hot melt adhesive film to fabric'.
- Patent: 'Apparatus and method for waterless yarn dyeing using vacuum transfer, and yarn manufactured by the dyeing method' (Application No. 10-2019-0145792).Patent: 'Apparatus and method for waterless yarn dyeing using vacuum transfer, and yarn manufactured by the dyeing method' (Application No. 10-2019-0145792).
- Key technologies (raw materials and mixing ratio of film adhesives) are not patented due to concerns about imitation.Key technologies (raw materials and mixing ratio of film adhesives) are not patented due to concerns about imitation.
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31 Eulsukdo-daero 873beon-gil, Saha-gu, Busan, South Korea
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