GENKEM INDUSTRIES GUIDE
Industrial & Contractor Markets Served
Tried. Tested. Trusted.
Since 1939.
For more than 85 years, Genkem has supplied adhesives, coatings, polyurethane systems and specialist chemical technologies to manufacturers, contractors and industrial users across Southern Africa.
From furniture, footwear and packaging to cold rooms, sports surfaces and automotive components, Genkem technologies form part of thousands of products and projects encountered every day.
While our expertise spans water-based adhesives, solvent-based systems, hot melts, polyurethanes, elastomers and coatings, our customers do not buy chemistry. They buy solutions to manufacturing, installation and performance challenges.
For this reason, Genkem’s industries are structured around the markets we serve rather than the technologies we manufacture.
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Each solution page covers relevant system families, applicable technologies and a direct route to technical consultation.
Packaging, Paper & Labelling
One of Genkem’s largest and longest-established sectors, supplying packaging and paper-converting industries since the 1940s.
Woodworking, Timber & Structural Manufacturing
Major industrial segment supplying furniture, joinery and structural timber manufacturers with PVA, D3/D4 and polyurethane systems.
Footwear Manufacturing
Specialised bonding systems developed for footwear production, covering sole bonding, upper assembly and component assembly.
Furniture, Bedding & Upholstery Manufacturing
High-volume foam bonding, seating and upholstery adhesive systems for mattress, furniture and automotive seating manufacturers.
Core Winding & Tube Manufacturing
High-volume adhesive systems for paper core and industrial tube production across tissue, film and textile sectors.
Automotive & Equipment Manufacturing
Specialised adhesive, coating and polyurethane systems for automotive identification, interior bonding, filtration and equipment assembly.
Industrial Polyurethane Solutions
One of Genkem’s most specialised divisions; polyurethane technologies supporting cold-chain, construction, sports surfaces, automotive and industrial production.
Custom Formulation & Specialty Technologies
Specialised technologies for niche manufacturing sectors where local expertise, technical support and product development capability matter.