Articles Tagged with ''sealants in construction''

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‘Tis the Season for Children’s Safety

Some towns around the country have already began the banning of these products and looking for alternatives.
Joan Mantini
Joan Mantini
December 6, 2017

As the gift-giving season approaches, the Empire State Consumer Project (ESCP) is warning parents of the many products that still contain toxins and are considered harmful to children.


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Top 10 ASI News Stories of 2017

Merger and acquisition activity in the adhesives and sealants industry again made top news in 2017.
December 1, 2017
News stories (posted and viewed from 1/1/17 to date) focused on mergers and acquisitions were once again popular with readers.
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Top 10 ASI New Product Stories of 2017

New products items focused on finished adhesives were once again popular with readers.
December 1, 2017
Most-viewed new products items (viewed from 1/1/17 to date) focused on finished adhesives.
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Pace of New Home Sales Hits 10-Year High in September 2017

The inventory of new homes for sale was 279,000 in September 2017, which is a five-month supply at the current sales pace.
November 21, 2017

Sales of newly built, single-family homes in September 2017 rose 18.9% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 667,000 units from an upwardly revised August reading, according to newly released data by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau.


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Green Home Building Continues to Gain Traction

Increasing energy efficiency continues to be the most common method of improving the performance of a green home, followed by creating a healthy indoor living environment.
October 17, 2017

Green construction is rapidly gaining traction among both single- and multi-family home builders, according to the latest in a series of studies conducted by Dodge Data & Analytics in partnership with the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB).


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Reshaping Adhesive and Sealant Formulation Strategies

A new organic/inorganic composite powder simultaneously simplifies formulas and improves product performance, manufacturing operations, and economics.
Ken Thomas
October 2, 2017
Adhesive and sealant manufacturers and end users are always looking for a competitive edge. Faced with a bewildering number of formulation choices and risk/reward tradeoffs, they can end up getting left behind as technologies advance, or make a technical or business mistake if they are too aggressive. There are literally hundreds of raw materials to choose from, a long process to validate and verify new ingredients, and precious little time for internally driven product development projects.
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