Overview
- .bostik is a brand generic top-level domain (gTLD) created through ICANN's New gTLD Program.
- The string represents the Bostik corporate brand and is owned and managed by Bostik SA.
- The technical registry operator is AFNIC; the TLD is classified as a delegated brand gTLD.
History
- The .BOSTIK application participated in ICANN's New gTLD Program (Reveal Day referenced 13 June 2012).
- The .BOSTIK gTLD was delegated to the DNS Root Zone on 25 November 2015.
- Registry listed as AFNIC; TLD status: Delegated.
Usage and Audience
- Intended audience: Bostik SA and its corporate affiliates for branded, corporate and product-related uses.
- Context on the brand (from application materials):
- Bostik is a global maker of adhesives and sealants serving markets such as construction, transportation, disposable hygiene, tape & label, and flexible lamination.
- Reported 2011 sales of €1.43 billion, ~4,500 employees, presence in more than 50 countries, 47 production facilities, 2 corporate R&D laboratories and 10 applied research centers.
- Bostik is a subsidiary of the Total Group.
Registration Rules
- The applicant indicated that .BOSTIK is expected to operate as a single-registrant TLD at least initially.
- As described, a "single registrant TLD" means all domain name registrations in the TLD are registered to and maintained by the Registry Operator for its own exclusive use.
- The Registry Operator does not sell, distribute or transfer control or use of any registrations in the TLD to third parties that are not Affiliates of the Registry Operator.
- Practical effect: parties who are not Bostik or an Affiliate of Bostik will not be entitled to register domain names in .BOSTIK (per the application statement).
Operator
Bostik SA
Whois
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domain: BOSTIK
organisation: Bostik SA
address: 253 avenue du Présent Wilson
address: La Plaine Saint-Denis 93210
address: France
contact: administrative
name: Domain Manager
organisation: Bostik SA
address: 253 avenue du Président Wilson
address: La Plaine Saint-Denis 93210
address: France
phone: +44 2070151717
e-mail: ngtld-bostik@cscglobal.com
contact: technical
name: TLD Technical Contact
organisation: Association Française pour le Nommage Internet en Coopération (A.F.N.I.C.)
address: 7, avenue du 8 mai 1945
address: Guyancourt 78280
address: France
phone: +33 1 39 30 83 00
fax-no: +33 1 39 30 83 01
e-mail: pocbostik@afnic.fr
nserver: D.NIC.FR 194.0.9.1 2001:678:c:0:0:0:0:1
nserver: F.EXT.NIC.FR 194.146.106.46 2001:67c:1010:11:0:0:0:53
nserver: G.EXT.NIC.FR 194.0.36.1 2001:678:4c:0:0:0:0:1
ds-rdata: 18147 13 2 e570bff87af9244279302e8ac77932222143c62ad60d6065b3bf6d691ef141ff
whois: whois.nic.bostik
status: ACTIVE
remarks: Registration information: https://www.bostik.com
created: 2015-11-06
changed: 2025-05-09
source: IANA
