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Group President of Carlisle Construction Materials to Retire

August 22, 2022

Carlisle Companies Inc. announced that Nicholas J. Shears will retire as group president of Carlisle Construction Materials LLC after 38 years of service to Carlisle, effective September 30, 2022.

European Perspectives

Chemicals Risk Management: Potential Impact on the Construction Sector

Professional users of adhesives and sealants have more characteristics in common with industrial users than with consumers and should not be subject to consumers’ restrictions or prohibitions.

Isabelle Alenus

June 17, 2022

The European Commission’s Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability (CSS) could fundamentally change the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) Regulation by extending the application of the generic approach to risk management to professional uses and new hazard classes. This extension of the generic approach to cover not only consumers but also professional workers, including those in the construction sector, will have a significant impact.

Photo of the new PENTREAT concrete sealants.

W. R. MEADOWS: Water-Based Concrete Sealants

May 19, 2022

W. R. MEADOWS has added two new water-based sealers with active silane content to its PENTREAT™ penetrating concrete sealers product portfolio.

Image of a piece of the X-FOAM joint filler

W. R. MEADOWS: Compressible Joint Filler Foam

April 14, 2022

W. R. MEADOWS has launched a new product called X-FOAM™, an expansion joint filler for concrete applications.

LATICRETE: Grout and Sealant Color Options

March 10, 2022

LATICRETE has elevated the color offerings within its Grout and Sealant product lines with the introduction of seven new colors inspired by the environment.

BOSTIK: Anaerobic Engineering Adhesives for Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul Applications

February 24, 2022

Bostik, an Arkema company, recently launched in EMEA a safer and more sustainable WL range offering within its Born2Bond™ anaerobic adhesives portfolio of engineering adhesives.

MAPEI Celebrates 85 Years

MAPEI was first established in 1937 when Rodolfo Squinzi founded his building materials business in the outskirts of Milan.

February 21, 2022

Celebrating 85 in business, MAPEI has business operations in 57 countries, with over 20 product lines and 84 production plants.

Builder Confidence Edges Lower on Inflation Concerns

Builder confidence is lower even as consumer demand remains robust.

January 21, 2022

Growing inflation concerns and ongoing supply chain disruptions snapped a four-month rise in builder sentiment, according to the most recent National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index.

Low-Reactivity Liquid Light Stabilizer in Transparent Modified Silane Sealants

Although powder-based light stabilizers play an important role in modified silane sealants, they can also cause the sealant to become darker or yellowish. A recently developed liquid technology can alleviate that problem.

Kuoching Peng Ray Sung Robert Lin Steven Lee Ray Chang Y.H. Huang

January 17, 2022

A proprietary liquid light stabilizer series was designed specifically for modified silane sealants. Their liquid form enables these light stabilizers to be quickly mixed with liquid resin without extra heating, lowering energy costs and reducing the production time between batches while simultaneously improving the sealant’s weather resistance.

Photo of the Mule-Hide JTS 1 Clear package

MULE-HIDE PRODUCTS CO.: Clear Joint and Termination Sealant

The clear color of this sealant allows contractors to quickly and easily complete projects that would otherwise require meticulous and time-consuming color matching.

January 5, 2022

Mule-Hide Products Co. has added Clear to the color palette for JTS 1 joint and termination sealant.