African Glue Industries, based in Port Elizabeth, distributes animal glues nationally in South Africa as well as exporting to the rest of Africa, offering a high quality product at competitive prices. We supply Hide & Bone glue in granular or powder form.

Animal glue is the oldest known type of glue, dating back to antiquity – all nineteenth-century furniture was glued with bone glue. Animal Bone Glue or Technical/Industrial Bone Gelatin is made from animal bones, as the name suggests – it is derived from the collagen present in the structure of bones. Bone glue is an amber, semi-transparent pearl grain and is completely safe and environmentally friendly or bio-degradable. It is an adhesive of great versatility with broad acceptance in industry and is widely used in the following fields: