Polyurethanes - Articles - Page 24 | Adhesives & Sealants Industry

Architectural Applications Dominate Waterborne Coatings Market

August 12, 2015

The global waterborne coatings market is expected to reach $146.11 billion by 2022.

Parker Named Bayer MaterialScience National Sales Manager

July 2, 2015

Bayer MaterialScience LLC recently announced it has appointed Jeremy Parker as national sales manager for the spray polyurethane foam (SPF) insulation and roofing materials business.

Ask Dr. Dave: What type of adhesive should we use to replace mechanical fasteners for metal assembly?

Depending on your productivity and performance requirements, epoxies, acrylics or polyurethanes could be viable options.

July 1, 2015

Dave Dunn's July 2015 column.

Silane and Catalyst Effects on Silylated Polymer Elastomers

The choice of crosslinking silanes and curing catalysts has a significant impact on the properties of silyl polymer-based formulations.

Christopher Ross

July 1, 2015

Silane-modified organic polymers have been around for more than 40 years, and have proliferated in the coatings, adhesives, sealants and elastomers (CASE) industry over the past 20 years.

Huntsman Completes Acquisition of Polyurethane Elastomer Manufacturer

June 24, 2015

Huntsman Corp. recently announced it has completed its acquisition of Tecnoelastomeri.

Have a Question About Polyurethanes? Now's Your Chance to Ask an Expert!

Jeffrey Dormish, Ph.D., is a research fellow at Bayer MaterialScience and answers your questions about polyurethane formulation.

Teresa McPherson

June 19, 2015

Jeffrey Dormish, Ph.D., research fellow at Bayer MaterialScience answers formulation questions from our readers.

Advancing Adhesives: Bio-Based Succinic Acid Polyester Polyols

Sustainable building blocks provide multiple benefits for performance-driven TPUs, PUDs and coatings.

William D. Coggio Ivan Hevus Prof. Dean C. Webster Alan Schrock Baylen Thompson Kenneth Ulrich Natalie Dzadek

June 1, 2015

Bio-based succinic acid provides researchers and product developers a valuable and innovative sustainable platform chemical for differentiable, high-performance polyurethane (PU) materials.

RAMPF POLYMER SOLUTIONS: Assembly Adhesives

May 29, 2015

A comprehensive range of high-performance assembly adhesives is now available from this company.

Polyurethane Laminating Adhesives for Hard-to-Bond Substrates

Today's updated chemistry and processing know-how can make a surprising range of substrate combinations feasible.

Craig Thomas

May 1, 2015

The current laminating industry mindset is to simply try anything. Many manufacturers have started to realize that creative combinations of unexpected substrates might fill untapped demand for finished products that look and feel novel, are extra sturdy, or display other desirable properties that are unattainable with standard materials.