For both specialty chemicals and adhesives and sealants, quality training is paramount. Ensuring the safety of employees and their ability to successfully operate equipment is the number-one priority. In these unprecedented times, workforce development issues seem to compound each other, making onboarding new operators and training long-term employees a necessary and integral part of a chemical plant’s success—in safety and in business.

Our hope is that you use this issue’s sourcing guide and the online Raw Materials, Chemicals, Polymers, and Additives Handbook in tandem as trusted tools for researching materials and locating suppliers throughout the year.

Lisa Anderson, president of LMA Consulting Group Inc., has released a report entitled “Thriving in 2022: Learning from Supply Chain Chaos.” 

Cortec^® MCI^® recently released a new coatings guide designed specifically for the building maintenance and construction industries.

FEICA, the Association of the European Adhesive and Sealant Industry, recently released a market study focusing on “The European Adhesives and Sealants Market.”

FEICA recently announced that it had commissioned a study from Laboratory Lommatzsch & Säger to look into the potential migration of mineral oil hydrocarbons from typical packaging hot melts.