Purdue University chemists are studying shellfish to develop new, safer, and more sustainable adhesives for uses ranging from bandages and medical applications to clothing, household items, electronics, and more. Humans have been trying to stick things to other things for millennia. But shellfish have been doing it for eons longer, and they are far better at it than humans.
The technical conference will take place January 25-27, 2022.
June 9, 2021
The IPC APEX EXPO Technical Program Committee is inviting engineers, researchers, academics, technical experts, and industry leaders to submit technical conference abstracts for IPC APEX EXPO 2022.
The European Coatings Conference will still take place in digital form September 13-14, 2021.
June 7, 2021
Vincentz Network, organizer of the European Coatings Show, and NürnbergMesse recently announced that the event, previously scheduled for September 14-16, 2021, has been cancelled.
Partners and customers are invited to participate in Arkema Digital Coating Days.
June 4, 2021
On June 8, 2021, Arkema will hold a digital event to present its range of coating materials and dedicated strategy, followed by a series of technical webinars on June 9 and 10.
The 2021 program builds on the success of the Paint the Future launch event in 2019, two regional startup challenges, two supplier programs, and other collaborations.
April 21, 2021
AkzoNobel recently announced that its second Paint the Future's global startup challenge will launch May 18.
Technical conference paper abstracts are due June 18, 2021, and professional development course proposals are due July 16, 2021.
April 16, 2021
IPC recently announced that it is inviting engineers, researchers, academics, technical experts, and industry leaders to submit abstracts for IPC APEX EXPO 2022.
The global adhesives and sealants market grew from approximately $45 billion in 2010 to around $63 billion last year, according to The Adhesive and Sealant Council’s recently released “2020-2023 North American Market Report for Adhesives and Sealants, with a Global Overview.” During this period, over 200 patent applications (simple family groups) in the technical fields of adhesives and sealants were filed across the five major IP jurisdictions (US, EU, CN, JP, KR).
Responses to these questions will all be compiled to create an Industry Roundtable piece for an upcoming issue, with the goal of providing insight and context to the challenges and opportunities facing the adhesives and sealants industry.
The Specialty & Custom Chemicals Show launched in February 2019 and has grown to almost 1,300 attendees and more than 200 exhibiting companies.
April 14, 2021
The Society of Chemical Manufacturers & Affiliates (SOCMA) will hold the Specialty & Custom Chemicals Show at the Omni in Fort Worth, Texas, February 28-March 2, 2022.