Scaling up products from the laboratory to field trials to full production can often be problematic, whether a new polymer is being developed or a formulated finished adhesive is manufactured. If bond failures are occurring during production, the plant may go back to the adhesive supplier and claim the adhesive is at fault.

This month’s issue is all about materials. Our annual Raw Materials, Chemicals, Polymers and Additives Handbook includes definition/use information for key products, as well as supplier details.

Ashland recently announced it has established the Ashland Corrosion Science Center (ACSC) as a new center of excellence.

Hunt’s process safety improvement design is a pneumatic valve closure designed to fill cylinders behind an enclosed Plexiglas box.

This company will unveil two new silane-terminated polymers at The European Coatings Show.

The company reportedly will be created on a 50/50 basis and will be led by Stephen Barton, owner and managing director of Alchemy Polymers.

Hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene (HTPB) resins occupy a unique space within the landscape of commercially available polyols in the context of polyurethane elastomers. Characterized by low temperature flexibility, hydrophobicity and hydrolytic stability, polyurethane elastomers present solutions to strenuous applications in the adhesives and sealants market.

The award was presented for their platform technology to produce a bio-based monomer, furan dicarboxylic methyl ester (FDME).

Most-viewed new products items (posted and viewed from 1/1/16 to date) focused on finished adhesives.