LG Chem EVA Resin

LG Chem EVA resin is a thermoplastic copolymer produced from ethylene and vinyl acetate (VA). By adjusting the VA level, melt index, and other material characteristics, LG Chem develops EVA grades for a wide range of processing methods and end-use requirements.

Compared with conventional polyethylene, EVA incorporates vinyl acetate groups into the polymer structure. This modification gives the resin greater flexibility, elasticity, polarity, and adhesion. As a result, EVA can serve applications that require a softer material, improved bonding, or better compatibility with other components.

Hot-selling LG Chem EVA Grades

Grade	VA Content (%)	Melt Index (g/10 min)	Density (g/cm³)	Typical Applications
EA19150	19	150	0.940	Hot Melt Adhesives
EA19400	19	400	0.939	Hot Melt Adhesives
EA28015	28	18	0.950	Hot Melt Adhesives
EA28150	28	150	0.946	Hot Melt Adhesives
EA28025	28	25	0.951	Hot Melt Adhesives
EC28005	28	5	0.951	Wire & Cable
ES28005	28	5	0.951	Foam / General Processing
EA33400	33	400	0.955	Hot Melt Adhesives
EA33045	33	45	0.960	Hot Melt Adhesives
EA28400	28	400	0.945	Hot Melt Adhesives

Main Uses of LG EVA Resin

Photovoltaic Modules. EVA can function as an encapsulation material in solar modules. Its flexibility, adhesion, and suitability for transparent encapsulation structures make it useful for protecting and integrating photovoltaic components.
Footwear. LG Chem EVA serves a wide range of footwear applications, including midsoles, outsoles, insoles, and slippers. Foaming the material helps manufacturers reduce weight while providing cushioning, flexibility, and resilience.
Hot Melt Adhesives. Higher-VA EVA grades can provide useful adhesion and melt-processing characteristics for packaging, bookbinding, labeling, laminating, and other adhesive formulations.
Wire and Cable. Selected EVA grades can be incorporated into cable compounds where flexibility, processing performance, and compatibility with flame-retardant or mineral-filled systems are required.
Films and Sheets. LG EVA resin supports the production of films, sheets, and multilayer structures that require flexibility, adhesion, heat sealing, or a soft-touch feel.
Consumer and Sporting Products. The combination of low weight and flexibility makes EVA suitable for various consumer and sports products, including cushioning materials, protective products, water-related footwear, and exercise accessories.

Key Product Characteristics

Good Flexibility and Elasticity. The molecular structure of EVA provides greater flexibility than standard polyethylene. It can accommodate repeated bending and deformation, making it suitable for footwear, foam products, flexible films, and other applications where softness and resilience are important.
Balanced Impact Performance. LG Chem EVA can provide useful resistance to mechanical impact while maintaining flexibility. This balance supports its use in products that experience handling, compression, or repeated movement during service.
Strong Adhesion and Heat-Sealing Capability. The polar vinyl acetate component improves the resin’s affinity for various substrates and formulation components. Higher-VA grades generally provide stronger adhesive characteristics and are therefore suitable for hot melt adhesives, composite structures, and heat-sealing applications.
Good Processability. LG EVA resin works well with extrusion, film production, foaming, coating, hot-melt processing, and other thermoplastic techniques. Different melt index grades help processors match the resin to their equipment, production speed, and end-product requirements.
Adjustable Material Performance. One of the main advantages of an EVA product family is the ability to modify its performance through VA content and melt index. This allows manufacturers to select materials with different combinations of flexibility, melt flow, adhesion, and mechanical properties.