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Acme-Hardesty Hires Three Sales Managers

Acme-Hardesty recently announced it has hired three new U.S. regional sales managers.

August 5, 2016

Brad Merz, Tom Koutsos, and Ron Barker have been hired as regional sales managers.

Auto, Packaging, Construction Lead Adhesives and Sealants Market Growth

The adhesives and sealants market size is forecast to exceed $40 billion and $9.5 billion by 2023, respectively.

July 29, 2016

Automotive, packaging and construction have traditionally been high consumption application avenues for the industry.

Emery Oleochemicals Opens Green Polymers Lab

Emery Oleochemicals recently announced that its technical development center will also serve as an application lab.

July 14, 2016

The new lab reportedly offers services through its Application Testing and enhances its Global Technical Development Center capabilities.

ARKEMA: Coatings Resins

July 12, 2016

This company has partnered with major industrial coatings companies to bring to market bio-based Synolac resins.

VERTEC BIOSOLVENTS INC.: Cleaning Solvent

May 25, 2016

VertecBio™ Citrus EG is a new alternative cleaning solvent to costly d-Limonene or petroleum-based Mineral Spirits.

VERTEC BIOSOLVENTS INC.: Bio-Based Solvent Blend

May 18, 2016

VertecBio™ LVC-ECO is a partially bio-based solvent blend to meet the requirements for reducing VOCs in manufacturing environments.

Stora Enso Signs Joint Technology Agreement with Rennovia

Stora Enso and Rennovia recently announced a joint agreement to cooperate on bio-based chemicals development.

May 16, 2016

Under the terms of the agreement, the two companies will cooperate to develop processes for bio-based chemicals of interest to Stora Enso.

Sirrus Synthesizes New Bio-Based Monomer

Sirrus has successfully synthesized its ChemilianTM 1,1 di-substituted alkenes using Lygos’ “bio-DEM”.

May 13, 2016

This marks the first known synthesis and purification of this class of monomers using bio-based malonate esters at laboratory scale.

Advancing Adhesives

Spider Silk Brings Adhesive Opportunities

Spider silk has the potential for industrial use in applications including ligament and tendon repair, advanced coatings, and bioadhesives.

May 2, 2016

Utah State University recently received a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract with Salt Lake City-based Technology Holding LLC from the U.S. Army to continue research and development of spider silk manufacturing.

Top 5 News that Sticks

Henkel Makes Top News With Patent Announcement

Last week, readers were most interested in news about Henkel’s patent news.

Teresa McPherson

May 2, 2016

This weekly roundup highlights the adhesives, sealants and coatings news stories that garnered the most attention during the previous week on our website, as well as our eNewsletter and social media platforms.