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Top 50 Adhesives & Sealants Industry News Stories of 2019

Financial results and expansions dominated the news in the past year, along with new technologies and acquisitions.

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December 15, 2019

Below are the year’s most-viewed news stories on the Adhesives & Sealants Industry website. Financial results and expansions dominated the news in the past year, along with new technologies and acquisitions.
 

3M Initiates Restructuring Following Challenging 2019 First Quarter

Henkel Announces New Technical Center for Flexible Packaging

Henkel to Debut Electric Vehicle Battery Material Solutions at the Electric & Hybrid Vehicle Technology Expo

Parker Hannifin to Acquire LORD in Strategic Transaction

3M Announces New Business Segments and Leadership Appointments

3M Completes Acelity Acquisition

H.B. Fuller First-Quarter 2019 Revenue Drops 5%

Henkel Adhesive Technologies Opens New OEM Application Center

Henkel Acquires 3D Printing and Industrial Inkjet Company Molecule

Emerald Kalama Chemical Opens New European Central Office in Rotterdam

H.B. Fuller Fourth Quarter 2018 Revenue Grows 13%

Sika to Acquire China-Based Silicone Sealants and Adhesives Manufacturer Crevo-Hengxin

Chromaflo Technologies Announces Organizational Changes

Bostik to Acquire Adhesive Films Manufacturer Prochimir

Fire Breaks Out at Huntsman Polyurethanes Systems House in Turkey

Henkel Announces Additive Manufacturing Partnership

UK Government Advises on Chemical Use if No-Deal Brexit Occurs

Bostik Wins Innovative Poster Session at PTSC Tape Summit

H.B. Fuller Launches Global Responsibility Website

DELO Sets World Record with Truck Lift Using Adhesive

Meridian Adhesives Group Acquires Epoxies, Etc.

Graco Supply to Acquire E.V. Roberts to Form the Largest Niche Specialty Chemicals Distributor

Henkel and RLE Use Epoxy-Based Structural Foam to Demonstrate Lightweighting Potential in Hybrid Automotive Body Parts

Ashland Announces Amendment to Agreement with INEOS for Composites Business Acquisition

Evonik to Reorganize High-Performance Polymer Business, Expand Polyamide Capacity

Huntsman to Sell Chemical Intermediates and Surfactants Businesses to Indorama Ventures for $2.1 Billion

Arkema Starts 30% Photocure Resin Production Capacity Increase

ASC Announces Changes to Board of Directors

Novo to Become Ashland Chairman and CEO Upon Wulfsohn Retirement

3M Reports 2018 Sales Grew 3.5%

Nouryon Announces New Structure to Support Growth Strategy

Henkel Partners in SYMPA Project to Unlock 3D Printing Potential for Final Automotive Parts

PPG Aerospace Coating Qualified to U.S. Military Specification

LORD Sales Reach $1 Billion

ASC Announces 2020 World Adhesive and Sealant Conference & Expo

ASC Announces Innovation Award Recipients

Michael H. Sullivan Joins RPM to Spearhead Organizational Restructuring

Henkel Opens European Hub for Aerospace Adhesive Solutions

Sika Achieves Record Sales in First Nine Months of 2019

World Adhesive and Sealant Conference Seeks Papers

Red Devil Caulk Named in Best New Kitchen and Bath Products of 2019 by This Old House Magazine

Synthomer Announces Agreement to Acquire OMNOVA Solutions

3M to Acquire Advanced and Surgical Wound Care Producer Acelity

Berry Global Announces New Business Structure and Leadership Appointments

Wacker Opens Technical Center in India for Tile Adhesive Application Development

Lord Announces $15 Million Expansion in Germany

RPM Acquires Commercial Joint Sealant Manufacturer Schul International

VanHaerents and Paskonis Join Avery Dennison’s Automotive Team

Shurtape Technologies Breaks Ground on New Distribution Center in North Carolina

Wacker Expands Silicone Elastomer Production in China
 


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