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Historically, residential housing has led the economy into and out of recessions. Look to an increase in new housing builds as a leading indicator that the recession is near an end.

Converting to “green” is a lot like learning to ride a bicycle.

MACtac^® supplies pressure-sensitive adhesive label materials for new multi-stamp series

Last July, Covington, KY-based Ashland Inc. acquired the pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) and atmospheric emulsions businesses of Air Products and Chemicals Inc., Allentown, PA. ASI recently spoke with Marcello Boldrini, vice president of Global Product Management at Ashland Performance Materials, to see how the business has changed in the intervening months.

A new perspective on managing bisphenol A content and seeking out alternatives.

To microelectronic engineers, BCB stands for benzocyclobutene, a polymeric material that combines bonding capability with appropriate electronic properties for chip manufacturing. This base material - more accurately known as biscyclo[4.2.0]octa-1,3,5-triene, or 1,2-dihydrobenzocyclobutene - is useful is because of its unusual polymerization chemistry that rapidly forms other, more complex cyclic organic structures.

Microencapsulation technology offers ways to increase customer satisfaction through pre-coating materials with adhesives or sealants that can then be activated at the time and site of the specific application.

Zontec’s Synergy 3000^TM Statistical Process Control (SPC) Software for Windows^® and the Web allows manufacturers to exercise total control over supplier quality.

A multi-layered, robust recruiting process must be rooted in proactive vs. reactive recruiting.

Next month’s Pittcon 2009 will offer a lab product exposition, a technical program, education programs and peer-to-peer networking opportunities.