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Wacker Chemie Opens Technical Center in Indonesia

The technical facility serves as a development and testing laboratory.

May 12, 2017

Wacker Chemie AG recently announced it is expanding its presence in southeast Asia by opening a new technical center.

Q&A About Polyurethanes

Consistent Performance in a Waterborne Polyurethane Adhesive

What should we do about inconsistent performance in a waterborne polyurethane adhesive?

Dr. Jeffrey F. Dormish

May 1, 2017

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.

Editor's Memo

Raw Materials, Chemicals, Polymers and Additives

Our annual Raw Materials, Chemicals, Polymers and Additives Handbook includes definition/use information for key products, as well as supplier details.

April 3, 2017

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 Establishes Corrosion Science Center

The ACSC intends to be a forum where industry partners, end users, design engineers and fabricators can work with Ashland.

March 23, 2017

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

ICP’s Hunt Named Innovation Award Finalist

Paul Hunt, process improvement engineer, has been selected as a finalist for the 2017 Ohio BWC Safety Innovation Award.

February 15, 2017

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

WACKER: Silane-Terminated Polymers

February 1, 2017

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

Resiplast and Alchemy Polymers Form New Company

Resiplast US Inc. and Alchemy Polymers recently announced they have centralized their business activities into a new company, Alchemy-Spetec.

January 27, 2017

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 Liquid Resins for Adhesives Applications

Hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene resin-based polyurethane elastomers offer solutions to strenuous applications in the sealants and adhesives market.

Taejun Yoo Herbert Chao

January 2, 2017

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.

DuPont, ADM Receive Energy Breakthrough Solution of the Year Award

DuPont Industrial Biosciences and Archer Daniels Midland Co. recently announced they have received the Breakthrough Solution of the Year Award from Platts Global Energy.

December 16, 2016

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