Energy
costs and the environment are hot news items and the focus of political debates
worldwide. This article examines some of the benefits that energy curing
technologies - specifically electron beam (EB) and ultraviolet light (UV) - can
provide the adhesives and sealants industries.
Dipodal
silanes are a new series of adhesion promoters that have achieved commercial
success in applications that include plastic optics, multi-layer printed
circuit boards and use as adhesive primers for ferrous and nonferrous metals.
Welsh artisan organic flour producer Bacheldre Watermill has chosen Innovia Film’s biodegradable and compostable material, NatureFlexTM, to add the finishing touch to its stylish flour packaging.
On April 9, 2007, the Department of Homeland Security issued
the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Regulation Interim Final Rule
(CFATS). This regulation was a result of
the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Appropriations Act of 2007, which
provided DHS the authority to regulate chemical facility security throughout
the country.
This issue of Adhesives & Sealants Industry magazine brings you our third annual listing of the world’s top manufacturers of adhesives and sealants. Company rankings are based upon corporate sales for fiscal 2007.