Editor’s note: This paper was awarded the Pressure Sensitive Tape Council’s 2011 Carl A. Dahlquist Award for Best Technical Paper. Figure 1. Synthesis of DMCD-DEG Polymer Using Melt Transesterification Techniques

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Several important factors can help when identifying and executing a strategy to successfully grow the top line.

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Novel, all-acrylic compositions with inherently lower surface energy display significantly improved adhesion to LSE substrates such as polyethylene and polypropylene.

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Practical Adhesion Testing

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A wide range of adhesive properties can be measured by applying tensile or compression forces in a controlled manner.

Distribution in the Adhesives Market

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The role of specialty chemical distributors is expanding in the adhesives market.

Formaldehyde: What You Don't Know May Hurt You

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Industries that use formaldehyde should take prudent steps to protect themselves.

Integrating Systems

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A new model integrates standardization requirements and other management systems.

REGULATORY REVIEW: California's Green Chemistry Legislation

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In 2008, California Assembly Bill 1879 (AB 1879), which requires the state of California to implement a Green Chemistry Rule or Law by the year 2011, became a law. It

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