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Understanding the Role of Fumed Silica in Adhesives and Sealants Formulations

Fumed silica offers a variety of benefits for adhesives and sealants.

Elizabeth Sims Christopher Galli

September 2, 2014

Formulators use particles to enhance the functionality of existing polymer matrices for adhesive and sealant products.

Adhesive industry: Finding Diamonds in the Rough

Focus On: One Supplier to the Adhesives and Sealants Industry is Finding Diamonds in the Rough

New product ideas are just waiting to be discovered.

Jim Charron

September 2, 2014

The next time you’re in a car, take a close look at the many different materials inside and outside that are bonded together.

Q&A About Polyurethanes: Coatings Raw Materials

Can you provide some general information regarding coatings raw materials?

Dr. Jeffrey F. Dormish

September 2, 2014

I am familiar with formulating polyurethanes for adhesive applications, but would like to learn more about coatings raw materials in order to provide a broader product profile to my customers. Can you provide some general information?

Top 5 News that Sticks

Development Agreement Between Dow Automotive and LORD is Top News

A structural adhesive development agreement drew the most reader interest last week.

Susan Sutton

September 2, 2014

This weekly roundup highlights the adhesives, sealants and coatings news stories that garnered the most attention during the previous week.

Novomer Appoints German Distributor

August 28, 2014

Nordmann, Rassmann will distribute commercial quantities of Novomer’s new 1,000- and 2,000-molecular-weight Converge PPC polyols.

Top 5 News that Sticks

Huntsman Manufacturing Disruption Garners Most Interest

Last week, readers were most interested in an unplanned manufacturing disruption at a Huntsman facility.

Susan Sutton

August 25, 2014

This weekly roundup highlights the adhesives, sealants and coatings news stories that garnered the most attention during the previous week.

Equipment Failure Causes Huntsman Manufacturing Disruption

August 18, 2014

Huntsman Corp. recently announced it experienced an unplanned manufacturing disruption on a production unit at its facility in Port Neches, Texas.

Crowell Named Executive Director of CertiPUR-US

August 8, 2014

The Alliance for Flexible Polyurethane Foam recently announced it has appointed Michael Crowell executive director of the association and its CertiPUR-US^® program.

Novomer Names Quimidroga Distributor

August 1, 2014

Novomer Inc. recently announced it has named Barcelona-based Quimidroga s.a. an authorized distributor of Converge^® polypropylene carbonate (PPC) polyols in Spain, Portugal and Turkey.