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U.S. solvents demand to reach 11.8 billion pounds in 2012.

Energy costs and the environment are hot news items and the focus of political debates worldwide. This article examines some of the benefits that energy curing technologies - specifically electron beam (EB) and ultraviolet light (UV) - can provide the adhesives and sealants industries.

Dipodal silanes are a new series of adhesion promoters that have achieved commercial success in applications that include plastic optics, multi-layer printed circuit boards and use as adhesive primers for ferrous and nonferrous metals.

Welsh artisan organic flour producer Bacheldre Watermill has chosen Innovia Film’s biodegradable and compostable material, NatureFlex^TM, to add the finishing touch to its stylish flour packaging.

A summary of the regulatory and health issues surrounding the use of n-propyl bromide in foam-fabricating adhesives.

This article examines the state of the adhesives and sealants industry, including the current impact of raw material and feedstock prices.

On April 9, 2007, the Department of Homeland Security issued the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Regulation Interim Final Rule (CFATS).  This regulation was a result of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Appropriations Act of 2007, which provided DHS the authority to regulate chemical facility security throughout the country.

This article presents an in-depth overview of hot melts, physically hardening adhesives that are applied in their final chemical state.

This issue of Adhesives & Sealants Industry magazine brings you our third annual listing of the world’s top manufacturers of adhesives and sealants. Company rankings are based upon corporate sales for fiscal 2007.

This article examines the state of the adhesives and sealants industry, including the current impact of raw material and feedstock prices.