HOT MELT ADHESIVE COMPOSITION COMPRISING A NATURALLY SOURCED WAX

1 - 17 . (canceled)

18 . A hot-melt adhesive composition comprising:

i. a copolymer polymerized by metallocene catalysis;

ii. from 2% to 50% by weight of a wax of natural origin having a drop melting point ranging from 65° C. to 105° C., relative to the total weight of said composition;

iii. a tackifying resin having a softening temperature of less than or equal to 115° C. and selected from:

a) terpene resins,

b) partially or totally hydrogenated resins selected from:

b-1) partially or totally hydrogenated natural-origin or modified rosins;

b-2) partially or totally hydrogenated rosin esters;

b-3) partially or totally hydrogenated aliphatic resins;

b-4) partially or totally hydrogenated cycloaliphatic resins;

b-5) partially or totally hydrogenated, aromatic-modified aliphatic or cycloaliphatic resins,

c) and mixtures thereof;

said hot-melt adhesive composition having a viscosity of less than 3000 mPa·s at 130° C.

19 . The composition as claimed in claim 18 , characterized in that the copolymer i) polymerized by metallocene catalysis is selected from the group consisting of:

copolymers comprising ethylene and at least one C3-C20 α-olefin;

copolymers comprising propylene and at least one monomer selected from ethylene and C4-C20 α-olefins; and

mixtures thereof.

20 . The composition as claimed in claim 18 , characterized in that the copolymer i) is selected from copolymers comprising ethylene and at least one C3-C20 α-olefin.

21 . The composition as claimed in claim 18 , characterized in that the copolymer i) is a copolymer comprising ethylene and octene.

22 . The composition as claimed in claim 18 , characterized in that the wax of natural origin ii) has a drop melting point ranging from 70° C. to 105° C.

23 . The composition as claimed in claim 18 , characterized in that the wax of natural origin ii) is selected from vegetable waxes.

24 . The composition as claimed in claim 18 , characterized in that it comprises from 4% to 45% by weight of wax(es) ii), relative to the total weight of said composition.

25 . The composition as claimed in claim 18 , characterized in that the tackifying resin iii) is selected from terpene-phenolic resins and the partially or totally hydrogenated derivatives thereof, partially or totally hydrogenated cycloaliphatic resins, partially or totally hydrogenated aromatic-modified aliphatic or cycloaliphatic resins, and mixtures thereof.

26 . The composition as claimed in claim 18 , characterized in that it comprises from 30% to 60% by weight of tackifying resin(s) iii), relative to the total weight of said composition.

27 . The composition as claimed in claim 18 , characterized in that it has a viscosity of less than 3000 mPa·s at 130° C.

28 . The composition as claimed in claim 18 , characterized in that it comprises a total biomaterial content of greater than or equal to 2%, relative to the total weight of said composition.

29 . The composition as claimed in claim 18 , characterized in that it comprises less than 5% by weight of polyethylene wax, relative to the total weight of said composition.

30 . The composition as claimed in claim 18 , characterized in that it does not comprise any partially or totally hydrogenated aromatic C9 tackifying resin.

31 . The composition as claimed in claim 18 , characterized in that the copolymer i) polymerized by metallocene catalysis has a melt flow index of greater than 400 g/10 min.

32 . The composition as claimed in claim 18 , characterized in that it does not comprise any copolymers comprising styrene blocks.

33 . The composition as claimed in claim 18 , characterized in that it comprises less than 5% by weight of plasticizer(s).

34 . A method of adhesive bonding of two substrates comprising applying the composition as claimed in claim 18 to at least one of the two substrates and bringing the two substrates into contact in such a way that adhesive bonding takes place.