The world’s growing population and wealth, combined with raw materials scarcity, influence the adhesives market. Manufacturers are searching for bio-based solutions in order to reduce reliability on scarce raw materials and improve the carbon footprint of their products.
Nordson ASYMTEK, a Nordson company, recently announced that its president, Pieter Bierhuis, has been invited to join the IPC Surface Mount Equipment Manufacturers Association Council (SMEMA).
COOL-PAD™ CPR7154 is a new class of thermal interface material that reportedly dispenses like a thermal pad but performs with characteristics like that of a grease or gel.
The global PSA market is expected to reach $8.4 billion by 2018.
April 1, 2014
The increasing need for weight reduction of end-user products, high bonding solutions, sustainable developments, growing tape demand, rising GDP and purchasing power, are all expected to drive the global pressure-sensitive adhesives (PSA) market to $8.4 billion by 2018.