Jowat Swiss AG is an internationally active company in the adhesives industry and a subsidiary of the Jowat Group. Jowat Swiss AG develops, manufactures and distributes, among other things, polyurethane adhesives as a competence center of the Jowat Group for the world market.
Jowat SE, based in Detmold, is the parent company of Jowat Swiss AG and is one of the world’s leading suppliers of industrial adhesives. These are used in particular in wood processing plants and furniture production, in the paper and packaging industry, the graphic arts industry, and in the textile and automotive sectors, as well as in the electrical industry.
Founded in 1919, the company owns three production companies in addition to its German production facilities in Detmold and Elsteraue: Jowat Corporation in the USA, Jowat Swiss AG and Jowat Manufacturing in Malaysia.
The full-range supplier produces more than 100,000 metric tons of adhesives annually with around 1200 employees.
A worldwide sales structure with 23 own sales companies as well as partner companies ensures local customer support.
