At Henkel Adhesive Technologies’ booth W10 at Paris Packaging Week 2022, visitors will have the opportunity to view a comprehensive range of surface treatments, coatings, and sealants for the metal packaging industry.
Covestro recently announced that it will showcase new polyurethane (PU) coating systems and films at this year’s Techtextil trade show, which is being held June 21-24 in Frankfurt, Germany.
Professional users of adhesives and sealants have more characteristics in common with industrial users than with consumers and should not be subject to consumers’ restrictions or prohibitions.
The European Commission’s Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability (CSS) could fundamentally change the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) Regulation by extending the application of the generic approach to risk management to professional uses and new hazard classes. This extension of the generic approach to cover not only consumers but also professional workers, including those in the construction sector, will have a significant impact.
A recyclable, compostable, and biodegradable adhesive developed by Purdue University researchers has been optioned to Massachusetts-based gluECO Adhesives LLC.