Our History
1946: The first Brazilian adhesive industry appears
The first half of the 20th century was about to end. At the time, only adhesives of animal or vegetal origin existed in Brazil, and, in the footwear sector, the seam dominated (do you remember the tacks?).
With the end of World War II, a new technological revolution started. New synthetic raw materials and new concepts would stimulate and modify all segments of the world industry.
The Maia family, attentive to these transformations and with sound knowledge of the footwear industry, decided to found UNA, having as main object to supply adhesives for this sector.
1950: The first synthetic adhesive is introduced in Brazil
A UNA starts the pioneer production of synthetic polychloroprene adhesives, which up to date are largely used not only in the footwear and leather articles industry, but also in the furniture, automobilist, civil construction and naval industries. This introduction originated a revolution in the footwear production in Brazil. The sector lived a moment extremely similar to these days.
With this new adhesive, the use of new synthetic materials was possible. Steps were eliminated. The shoes were manufactured faster.
The industrialization period had started. The great footwear poles of Novo Hamburgo and Franca appeared.
2000: A new bonding system revolutionizes the world: Unagreen
Once again, history repeats itself. UNA is the precursor of a new era. Through a new technology, Unagreen – water-based adhesives – incorporates unprecedented concepts and techniques.
Absence of toxicity and inflammability, improvement of work environment, more efficient and universal bonding, high resistance to traction and yellowness, easy application, elimination of production steps, no need of any change in the layout.
The use of the Bonding Unagreen System by some of the main footwear industries in the world is the acknowledgment of this technological revolution.
Today, UNA reaches with its products the most different sectors of our economy, taking to them not only a traditional brand, but much more than this:
Secrets of the Success
Safity
With exclusively Brazilian capital, UNA has always believed in the combination, research and education of professionals, for which reason it has maintained, since its foundation, a distinguished status in the Brazilian market. It had always invested in and improved its products, which nowadays are taken abroad, in compliance with the requirements of the international regulations and the environmental preservation.
Quality
The strict control of raw material used and the exchange with the main world chemical centers, through exchange of information or technological absorption, give to UNA the conviction that it makes available to its customers the highest quality product range.
Partnership
Through its technicians and a state-of-the-art equipped laboratory, UNA renders services to its customers, searching for solutions for special issues, guiding in the application and adaptation to its production line, and mainly elaborating new and specific products.
Trust
This sound knowledge of its business activity, the closeness and trust of its customers and partners and the quality and agility in the service in the whole Brazilian territory made UNA a market leader industry.
An industry with the success formula.
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