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ELLSWORTH ADHESIVES EUROPE: Silicone-Free Paste

July 30, 2015

This company now offers TCP091, Robnor Resins’ silicone-free paste.

Market Trends: China Is a Hot-Melt Adhesives Hot Spot

China's domestic market for hot-melt adhesives was around $1.62 billion in 2014, an increase of 11% from 2013.

July 1, 2015

From the construction of King Tut’s tomb during the time of the pharaohs, to ensuring the airtight bonding of planks while shipbuilding by the Romans, adhesives have served numerous applications -and made their mark on history.

Novel Amorphous Polyolefins for Adhesive Applications

A new technology has been developed to produce innovative olefin polymers with a broad robust operating window for hot-melt adhesives applications.

P. Rajesh Raja, Ph.D.

July 1, 2015

Polyolefin polymers have been an important part of daily life for variety of applications since the reported lab-scale process by Carothers in the 1930s1 and commercial process introduction by ICI in the 1940s.

CLARIANT: Hot-Melt Materials

June 2, 2015

This company has reportedly created a toolbox for formulators to design hot melts with superior performance for any need, using sustainable processing.

RAMPF POLYMER SOLUTIONS: Assembly Adhesives

May 29, 2015

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

Top 5 News that Sticks

Novamelt’s Acquisition by Henkel Retains Top Position

Henkel’s acquisition of Novamelt continued to garner a tremendous amount of reader interest last week.

Susan Sutton

May 4, 2015

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

Styrenic Block Copolymers for Hot-Melt Pressure-Sensitive Label Adhesives

Styrene block copolymers offer many benefits to pressure-sensitive adhesive manufacturers.

Paul Dalley

May 1, 2015

Hot-melt pressure-sensitive adhesives (HMPSAs) have become important in the manufacture of pressure-sensitive labels. Several types of styrenic block copolymers (SBCs) are used to formulate HMPSA adhesives.

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.

Adhesives at Work: Innovative Label Adhesives Meet Today's Packaging Demands

Hot-melt adhesives and solvent-free acrylic adhesives offer solutions for food and beverage product labeling.

Kim Hensley

May 1, 2015

Food and beverage packaging has come a long way since the prehistoric days of using natural materials like leaves and gourds for containers. Today’s food and beverage industry demands packaging that’s far more sanitary, innovative and eye-catching than what nature can provide.