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Dow Board to Appoint CEO Fitterling to Serve as Chairman; Wyant to Join Board and Shaw to Retire

Dow recently announced that its board of directors plans to appoint CEO Jim Fitterling to be chairman following the company’s annual meet...

Chromaflo Technologies to Exhibit Colorant Product Lines at Foam Expo North America 2020

Chromaflo Technologies recently announced that it will be exhibiting at Foam Expo North America, scheduled to take place in Novi, Mich., ...

Sales of Automatic Labeling Equipment Set for Healthy Growth through 2029

Predominantly pushed by brisk expansion in the packaged food sector, labeling equipment sales will thrive at a healthy CAGR over the cour...

Dowd and Guild Names Emory Account Manager for Pacific Northwest

Doug Emory has joined the Dowd and Guild Inc. sales team in the role of account manager for the Pacific Northwest.

Amsterdam Hosts Global Release Liner Industry Conference and Exhibition

Key release liner markets, application areas, opportunities, and growth will be the focus of this year’s AWA Global Release Liner Industr...

Alemdaroglu Named Business Group Director for IMCD

IMCD N.V. recently announced that Fikri Alemdaroglu, Ph.D., has been appointed business group director for its Synthesis segment.

Sulzer to Showcase Dispensing Systems at NACE Corrosion 2020

Sulzer Mixpac USA, Inc. recently announced that it will showcase its MIXPAC MixCoat cartridge-based dispensing systems at NACE Corrosion ...

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Finished Adhesives and Sealants

Improving Shipment Efficiencies in the Adhesives and Sealants Industry

David Cahn

According to Grand View Research, the global adhesives and sealants market was valued at $52.6 billion in 2017 and is expected to witness a CAGR of 5.6% from 2018-2025. Increasing …

Ask Dr. Dave

Can you recommend a method for bonding aluminum to aluminum for use in an application for continuous immersion in water?

Dave Dunn Ph.D.

All adhesives tend to lose strength on immersion in water. Water acts in two ways on a bonded assembly: It can be absorbed into the adhesive and soften it, and …

Finished Adhesives and Sealants

Meeting Modern Challenges in Bonding to Automotive Thermoplastic Olefin Plastics

Hillary Cole

Thermoplastic olefin (TPO) materials belong to the larger group of thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs). As such, they come in many formulations and can be molded into parts with different surface finishes. …

Strategic Solutions

Evolving Hybrid Adhesives

Aggie Lotz

Robert K. Ddamulira

This first installment of a two-part series highlights the value proposition of today's adhesive chemistries and curing methods to high-value end-use markets. …

Curing

Manufacturing Conversion: Transitioning from Conventional UV to LED Curing

Carlos Alvarez

Pamela Lee

In industrial manufacturing, companies often push the life of capital equipment in the hope of optimizing operational costs by utilizing assets that have long since been paid off. However, when …

Adhesives and Sealants Topics

Sourcing Solutions for Raw Materials and Chemicals

Susan Sutton

Welcome to the annual Raw Materials, Chemicals, Polymers and Additives Handbook! Our goal with this handbook is to help you source the materials you need to succeed. …

Raw Materials and Chemicals

2020 Raw Materials and Chemicals Roundtable

Susan Sutton

Tariffs, trade deals, and acquisitions—oh, my! In response to continued uncertainties resulting from ongoing political tensions and changing market dynamics, raw materials and chemicals suppliers are undertaking a number of …

PHOSEON: Area Curing Solution

Phoseon Technology recently announced the launch of its FireJet FJ801 area curing solution, targeting adhesives cure applications in electronics manufacturing and lab material/substrate curing.

New Products

VISCOTEC: Ceramic Dispenser Rotor

ViscoTec recently announced that it has developed a ceramic dispenser rotor for the reliable dosing of abrasive fluids such as thermally conductive one- and two-component gap fillers, one-component heat-conducting pastes, or highly filled two-component adhesives.

Classifieds

Myers Mixers: Multi-Shaft Mixers for High Viscosity

Single- and multi-shaft mixers, agitators and dispersers. Mixing blades, laboratory mixers, basket mills, ram presses, tanks,…

Buy/Sell

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Blogs

Leadership Change at Adhesives Technology Draws Most Reader Interest

By Susan Sutton

Do you have news to share with the industry? Please send your press releases to me at suttons@bnpmedia.com.

Record Sales Spur Berry Global to Top News Spot

By Susan Sutton

H.B. Fuller Financial Results Lead the News

Raw Materials and Chemicals

CVC THERMOSET SPECIALTIES: Epoxy Toughening Agent for Automotive Adhesives

CVC Thermoset Specialties, an Emerald Performance Materials company, recently introduced HyPox RA875, a carboxyl-terminated acrylonitrile-butadiene (CTBN) epoxy adduct toughening agent.

Finished Adhesives and Sealants

H.B. FULLER: GLYMO-Free Flexible Packaging Adhesives

H.B. Fuller recently announced that it has launched a series of products that are free of epoxy silane commonly known as GLYMO within its Flextra™ range of adhesives for flexible packaging.

Raw Materials and Chemicals

EVONIK: Rheology-Control Dispersion

Evonik Resource Efficiency recently introduced VP Disp. WF 7620, a rheology-control dispersion in its Coating Additives Business Line portfolio.

Adhesives and Sealants Topics

AVERY DENNISON PERFORMANCE TAPES: Lamination Adhesives Portfolio

Avery Dennison Performance Tapes recently launched its lamination adhesives portfolio, which reportedly enables durable labels to maintain critical product messaging over an item’s lifetime.

Adhesives and Sealants Magazine

February 2020

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